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Help buying groceries and getting meals for you and your family. Your state runs food benefits (SNAP), WIC for pregnant people and young children, and school meals. Food banks and free meal sites near you can help too, often the same day.Help in Tennessee.

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Tell us more about what you need. We answer first, then show the programs that fit, then ask a few questions to narrow it down.

Programs in Tennessee

Tennessee programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Tennessee Department of Human Services

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    SNAP helps eligible households pay for food.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaperIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 833-772-8347

  • Tennessee Department of Human Services

    Summer Food Service Program

    In Tennessee, Summer EBT is called SUN Meals.

    SUN Meals provide free summer meals to children at community sites, but Tennessee did not join the SUN Bucks grocery benefit in 2026.

    Agency pageCall 833-772-8347

  • Tennessee Department of Health

    Tennessee Women, Infants, and Children Program

    WIC provides food benefits, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support to eligible pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children.

    Ways to apply:PhoneIn person

    Agency pageCall 800-342-5942

  • Tennessee Department of Education

    School Nutrition Programs

    School nutrition programs provide meals to students through participating schools.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

    Agency pageCall 615-741-5158

Checked on October 8, 2026

Food banks that serve Tennessee

Food banks in the Feeding America network supply the food pantries and meal sites near you. Call yours or check its website to find one close by.

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