Tennessee Government Assistance Programs

Tennessee has several state and federally funded programs that can help you if you are living in Tennessee and are adopting, have already adopted a child or raising your own birth children. Please click on the links below for more details about the Tennessee programs that can help you and your family.

Summary by State Programs in Tennessee

Tennessee Adoption Exchange and Photolist will tell you about children in foster care who are available for adoption.

Tennessee Child Health Insurance Program provides free health insurance.

Tennessee Child Nutrition Programs gives you access to nutrition information and free and low-cost food.

Tennessee Child Welfare Department offers information about foster care, adoption and parenting.

Tennessee Department of Education provides information about school nutrition programs and early intervention programs.

Tennessee Department of Health can provide health and nutrition information and help with parenting.

Tennessee State Adoption Contacts put you in touch with the child adoption specialists and child adoption program in each state.

Summary by State Programs in Other States

Click here to find summary by state programs in other states

Additional Areas of Interest

Please visit our home page to read about our commitment to assist you, pregnant women and birth parents and our primary index of government programs to assist families.