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PROGRAMS WE ADVOCATE FOR

HEALTHCARE

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TennCare

TennCare is Tennessee’s Medicaid program. It provides free health insurance coverage to certain groups of people like pregnant women, children, caretaker relatives of children under 19 years of age, and some adults 65 years of age and older, and some people with disabilities.

Medicare Savings Program

The Medicare Savings Program (MSP) helps people pay for Medicare costs. You might know it as QMB, SLMB, QI, or QDWI.

CoverKids

CoverKids is Tennessee's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It offers free or low cost health coverage to pregnant women and children.

TennCare LTSS

TennCare Long Term Support Services (LTSS) programs help pay for care in a facility or at home for individuals with disabilities or older adults. These programs include:

  • CHOICES

  • ECF CHOICES

  • DIDD Waivers (1915c Waivers)

  • Katie Beckett Waiver

SNAP

SNAP – This is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget for families so they can purchase healthy food and move away from food insecurity.

WIC

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) helps pay for food, provides health care referrals, and nutrition education to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, as well as children until the age of 5 years old.

SUMMER EBT

Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) was established as a permanent program when P-EBT ended in 2023. Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.

FREE SCHOOL MEALS

When we make breakfast and lunch free for all Tennessee students, everyone wins. Most importantly, students get the fuel and energy they need to succeed, and the benefits don’t stop there.

EQUITY

TJC fights for healthcare and against hunger

FAMILIES FIRST (TANF)

Families First provides temporary supports for low income Tennessee families. These supports include cash assistance, transportation, child care assistance, educational supports, job training, employment activities, and other support services. By supporting the initiatives of Families First, TJC reinforces its commitment to prioritizing the well-being and advancement of families in Tennessee.

COURT REFORM

The vast majority of people who are sued or evicted do not have a lawyer. They are unsure what they have to do or how to defend themselves in court. TJC believes that the General Sessions court can be improved so that people who are sued or evicted and do not have a lawyer can still get a fair hearing. The General Sessions GPS Project is all about making our courts more accessible for people who don’t have a lawyer.

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