Community Resources by Lynch, Leah https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5 Resources for Tennesseans en-us 2020-04-16 06:23:50 UTC 2026-03-06 21:55:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Families First lmlynch42 https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518794228 Families First, the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, is a workforce development and employment program. The Families First program emphasizes work, training, and personal responsibility. It is temporary and has a primary focus on gaining self-sufficiency through employment. The Families First program helps participants reach this goal by providing temporary cash assistance, transportation, child care assistance, educational supports, job training, employment activities, and other support services. ]]> 2020-04-20 22:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518794228 Child Care Payment Assistance lmlynch42 https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518795203
  • Parents applying for the Smart Steps program whose income is below the 85th percentile of State Median Income who have children six (6) weeks to five (5) years old and who work or go to school, or both, for 30 hours or more a week.
  • High school or middle school mothers who stay in school who participate in the Teen Parent program.
  • Parents in the Families First  program who need child care to complete the work activities in their personal responsibility plan.
  • Parents whose Families First case has closed can receive transitional child care assistance for 18 months after their Families First case closes IF each parent works 30 hours or more a week.
  • Non-parental guardians in the Families First program who need child care for a related child IF the guardian does 30 or more hours of work, training, or education a week.

    • ]]>     2020-04-20 22:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518795203     CHIP lmlynch42 https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518801267 The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to uninsured children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too low to afford private coverage. Please see the Children' sAnnual Enrollment Reports for more information on current and historical enrollment. The upper eligibility levels in separate CHIPs range from as low as 170 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL) up to 400 percent of the FPL, and vary by state. CHIP and Medicaid eligibility levels can be viewed on the Medicaid and Chip Eligibility Levels page.]]> 2020-04-20 22:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518801267 SAMHSA's National Helpline lmlynch42 https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518807692 The "Treatment Referral Routing Service", this Helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.
     1-800-662-HELP (4357)]]>     2020-04-20 22:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518807692     Replacement SNAP lmlynch42 https://padlet.com/lmlynch42/8yldqhfeni1x58r5/wish/518810740 The Tennessee Department of Human Services is prepared to provide replacement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to families who suffered losses due to severe weather in Bradley, Hamilton, Marion and Polk counties on Sunday, April 12.
    These replacement benefits are available for existing SNAP recipients who lost food due to a power outage of 12 hours or more or lost food due to home damage

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