Basic Needs:
Food:
Bethlehem Center Food Pantry
Housing:
Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition:
Partnership Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
Chattanooga Housing Authority:
Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV
Utilities:
Hamilton County Health Department - Community Assistance Services
City of Chattanooga - Office of Family Empowerment
Benefits Enrollment:
SNAP Application Assistance:
WIC Clinics: Call to schedule an appointment at one of the following locations:
Parent Support:
Bright by Text: Personalized Text Reminders: occasional texts with relevant information customized to your child’s exact age. Sign up by texting SCKIDS to 274448.
Who is eligible for PAT?*
Pregnant and postpartum teens and women
Families whose children are birth through age 5
Pregnant and postpartum adolescents and women
Children (Birth - 21 years)
Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (Birth - 21 years)
Low-income individual/family (my family already qualifies for programs like TennCare, CoverKids, WIC, SNAP, or Free School Lunches)
First-time mother under the age of 21
History of child abuse or neglect, or have had interactions with child welfare services
History of substance abuse or need substance abuse treatment
There are users of tobacco products in my home
Attained low student achievement, or my child has low achievement
Has a child with developmental delays or disabilities
I or another member of my household is currently serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces
There are users of tobacco products in my home
Anyone pregnant with her first child and is currently 28 weeks or less.
Meets income requirements.
Lives in an area where Nurse-Family Partnership is available.
Be pregnant OR be a parent/primary caregiver of a child ages 0-5
Live in the following zip codes: 37404, 37407, 37410, 37411, or within City limits IF exception criteria are met*
Be a father living anywhere within Hamilton County
*Please note the following exceptions:
Applicant is a teen parent
Applicant is a recent survivor of interpersonal violence
Applicant has a household member with a disability
Application submitted is because of a CPS referral or is court ordered
Volunteer Behavioral Health
Childcare + Child Development:
Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS)
Child Care Payment Assistance:
Eligibility Information and Paper Forms:
Chattanooga 2.0 - Kindergarten Ready
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