Bolivar Housing Authority hosts Father's Day Initiative

On Saturday June 20, 2015 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. the Bolivar Housing Authority held its first HUD Father's Day Initiative program for residents of Bolivar Housing Authority and the surrounding community.  The event was held at the Eastside Court location at Fairground and Margin Streets.  It was filled with food, fun, information, health checks and games.
The Father's Day event, celebrated in the month of June, is designed to provide opportunities for fathers and families to ensure greater involvement by fathers, thereby leading to positive effects on children's health, development, and well-being.  The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) started the Father's Day Initiative program in 2011 and has encouraged all public housing authorities to participate.  
Several local service organizations helped make the program possible including but not limited to the Bolivar Fire and Police Departments, Shackelford Funeral Directors, Dixie Funeral Home, Hardeman County Community Health Center, Hardeman County Branch of the NAACP, Tennessee School of Technology-Whiteville, Maxwell'sBig Star, Fred's, Bolivar Middle School football coach Brian Mays, Food Giant-Middleton, Kaye's Food Market-Jackson and the Bolivar Housing Authority staff and others.
Bolivar Housing Authority is a quasi-governmental corporation established by the State of Tennessee in corporation with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  HUD subsidizes the rents paid by residents with the mission of offering decent, clean, affordable housing to low and moderate income families.