TVA provided a grant to purchase software that allows users to improves job search skills, helps with resume development and encourages the pursuit of public employment. Recently TVA staff presented certificates and acknowledged those who had made progress toward their employment goals. See...
We’re honored to feature a story of one of our persons supported who works in Supported Employment. Keith Davis is having wonderful success in his employment role and we wanted to congratulate him by putting him in the spotlight. The Supported Employment Spotlight! Keith came to MHDS in...
The Golden Circle Harley Owners Group and Bumpus Harley Davidson teamed up to provide a wonderful Christmas party for 42 persons supported who play SNA sports. Bumpus featured photos and bios of MHDS participants on the Christmas tree in their showroom. They were adopted by the Harley owners who...
Keith Davis, age 57, came to MHDS in 1979 and was briefly employed in a community setting once. Recently Keith expressed a desire to pursue the integrated supported employment option again. MHDS staff set about putting a plan in motion to make that possible for him. Rance Thetford, Supported...
On Friday, 9/16, 27 teams of 4 golfers were at Jackson National Golf Club to raise operating funds for Madison Haywood Developmental Services. MHDS provides skills advancement, employment opportunities and residential services to 250+ adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in...
We would like to invite all parents, families, and conservators to attend a meeting at Madison Haywood Developmental Services Jackson location at 38 Garland Drive, Jackson, TN 38305. The meeting will be held on Sunday, August 28, 2016 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The meeting will provide information...
We had a great night at the Jackson Generals baseball game on July 9th! We even had the honor of having three of our very own, Teresa, Tim, and Chastity, sing the National Anthem before the game! Here are a few images from the night. Head on over to our new photo gallery with all of the images and...
A person supported from the Ben Rich Center in Brownsville caught his very first fish and won a prize for biggest fish at the JCIL Fishing Rodeo at Lake O’Neal. Check out these pics! (We also have a few new photo galleries to show off here.) Summertime is the time for baseball! Come on out...
And once May is over, come back to Redbones on June 1st!
We’re proud that the Jackson Sun highlighted the excellent care that our caregivers provide to our service recipients, despite the low pay they receive for the dedicated work they do. Below are some images used during the information collection session for the article. Click here to read...
We’ve had positive press coverage from one end of the state to the other supporting an increase in DSP wages. NOW let’s continue to garner the legislative support we need to pass our budget amendment (The budget amendment is attached). Get everyone involved in this lobbying effort –...
The State of Tennessee has made some changes to policies that you might want to be aware of. We have provided the two full documents containing the changes below, but most importantly, there are some opportunities for families to attend a webinar/conference call where a representative from the...