The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) will provide extra support to more than 13,000 families who receive monthly cash assistance through the state’s Families First program as they begin to prepare for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Households with an active case in the Families First Program as of July 1, 2023, will receive a one-time payment on their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. This one-time payment will be available around July 15, 2023.
Families First is Tennessee’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. TANF is a federally funded program that helps participants by providing temporary cash assistance, transportation, child care assistance, educational support, job training, and other support services.
For further information about the Families First program, please visit the Tennessee Department of Human Services website.