Families First - TN. gov 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
Families First Application Process - TN. gov 1 Any person wishing to do so shall have the opportunity to apply for Families First The right to file an application shall not be denied to any person even though it is apparent that eligibility for Families First benefits does not exist 2 Information about the Families First program administered by the Tennessee Department of Human Services
Family Assistance Offices - TN. gov - Services: Food Stamp; Families First; Child Care Certificate; Medicaid; and TennCare Dist 8, Cty #79 4885 Stage Road (Physical Location) Memphis, TN 38128 P O Box 620001 (Mailing Address) Memphis, TN 38181 Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Phone: (901) 320-7200 FAX: (901) 320-7506 FIELD MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR 1 - Ambi Phillips and Beverly Moore
Families First - Applying for Services - TN. gov Families First, Tennessee’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, is a federally funded workforce development and employment program that aims to help qualifying families reach self-sufficiency The program provides participating families with temporary cash assistance, transportation, child care assistance, educational
Families First Eligibility Information - TN. gov Families First provides assistance to families who have children and are experiencing financial difficulties This program emphasizes work, training, and personal responsibility Benefits are time-limited to 60 months in a participant’s lifetime The following describes considerations for Families First eligibility: Residency
EBT Cards - Tennessee State Government - TN. gov The issuance of SNAP and Families First benefits to Tennesseans is performed through the Electronic Benefit Transfer process Electronic Benefit Transfer is an online system in which SNAP and cash assistance benefits are stored in a central computer database and electronically accessed by customers at a point-of-sale machine via reusable
Families First Community Grant Partners - TN. gov About the Families First Community Grant As a part of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Opportunity Act, The Families First Community Grant program was created as an additional method to invest TANF funds in ways to provide long-term benefits to low-income families and help them move towards economic stability
Families First - TN. gov The second step toward receiving Families First is completing your eligibility interview A case worker should contact you regarding the interview within 10 days of receiving your completed application Interviews can be completed during first contact with your case worker or scheduled for a future date 3 Submit Verification Documentation
Tennessee Department of Human Services Announces 40 Recipients of . . . The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) today announced the first round of 40 grant recipients for the Families First Community Grant Program, an initiative that will award more than $95 million in funding to organizations providing innovative direct services to support Tennessee families in need The grant program was created through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF
Child Care Payment Assistance - TN. gov 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 an average of 30 hours or more a week