No cost Food Help in Tennessee: SNAP, WIC and Food Banks

Apply online any time at onedhs.tn.gov/csp, or call the One DHS Contact Center at 833 772 8347. You can also print an application or ask your local Family Assistance office to mail you one. Bring copies of papers that show who you are, where you live, your income and your bills.

Official page: tn.gov/humanservices/for-families/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap.html

WIC helps income eligible pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, babies, and children until age five. You must live in Tennessee, meet the income rules, and be found at nutritional or medical risk. Contact your local health department to apply. In Shelby County, call 901 222 9980.

Official page: tn.gov/health/wic.html

The Summer Food Service Program gives free meals and snacks to children 18 and younger. To find a site near you, text Summer Meals to 97779 or call 866 348 6479.

Official page: tn.gov/humanservices/children/dhs-nutrition-programs/learn-about-the-summer-food-service-program/families-and-children.html

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program gives monthly food to low income adults over 60 in Davidson, Dyer and Shelby counties, at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guideline. In Davidson County, call Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee at 615 329 3491 to apply.

Official page: tn.gov/health/csfp.html

Use the Find Food tool from Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, which serves Middle and West Tennessee. In East Tennessee, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee lists food pantries and mobile pantries, and you can call 865 521 0000. In Memphis, call the Mid South Food Bank at 901 527 0841.

Official page: secondharvestmidtn.org/get-help