Alcoa household loses $300 in food benefits for people with disabilities due to government shutdown

ALCOA, Tenn. — Heather Boner’s excited for her Lilo and Stitch-themed birthday party this week.

She loves living in her home that she found through SOAR Tennessee, a Blount County-based non-profit that helps people with developmental disabilities live independently alongside their peers and a house manager.

For Boner, the times she spends with her roommates and house manager are special, especially meal time…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS