Resources for Assistance

This page has resources for families in need of assistance. It contains programs that will help you pay for daycare, food and other needs of your children.

On this page:

Mid-Cumberland Child Care Resource and Referral
Referrals for Childcare and Parent Inforrmation and Resources

Daycare Assistance

Child Care Certificate Program - Subsidized Child Care Program

NACCRRA

Monetary Assistance

Families First

Health and Nutrition

WIC - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children

Mid-Cumberland Child Care Resource and Referral

The Mid-Cumberland Child Care Resource and Referral office provides Montgomery County and 8 other middle Tennessee counties with referrals for child care and also information and resources for parents. They educate parents on quality child care and how to interpret the Star Quality Ratings each child care provider receives.

They are also the NACCRRA agency for the area and contact for the program. They help military families locate child care through Enhanced Referrals and help them through the application process.

All of their services are free to all families.

The Mid-Cumberland Child Care Resource and Referral office is located at 1300 Madison Street in Clarksville. You can reach them at: 931-648-3695 or toll free 1-866-446-6006.

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Daycare Assistance

Child Care Certificate Program - Subsidized Child Care Program

The Child Care Certificate Program is the Tennessee’s assistance program for low income and at risk children. Funding for the Certificate Program comes from the federal Families First/TANF block grant and the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This is often referred to as the subsidized child care program. Families must be determined eligible by DHS staff before they can participate in the program.

Montgomery County Office: Clarksville
350 Pageant Lane, Suite 301
Clarksville, TN 37040
Phone: 931-648-5591
Fax: (931) 572-1654

website: http://tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/cccp.htm

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Department of Defense (DoD) and NACCRRA Child Care Partnership

If you are a military family, The department of Defense has a program to help you pay for childcare.

NACCRRA is working with DoD to help those who serve in the military find and afford child care that suits their unique needs. Through several innovative civilian/military efforts among DoD, NACCRRA & Child Care Resource & Referral agencies, they are building the quality and capacity of child care throughout the country.

Click here for more information and an application.

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Monetary Assistance

Families First Benefits

The Families First is Tennessee’s welfare reform program. Families First replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and began in September 1996 under a waiver from the Federal government. Our waiver allows Tennessee to offer programs that are different from the reform legislation at the national level. Families First, like "welfare" programs in all the states, provides a cash benefit with supportive services to families with children who are experiencing financial difficulties. Many of the basic eligibility requirements of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program have remained, but the program is distinct in many important ways.

Families First emphasizes work, training, and personal responsibility. As part of the Families First program, each participant must agree to follow a Personal Responsibility Plan (PRP).

Unless a participant is exempt from the work requirement, he/she must also agree to develop, follow, and complete a work plan. The work plan is based on the individuals needs and skills.

Dist. 5, Cty. #61
350 Pageant Ln., Suite 301
Clarksville, TN 37040-3813
Phone: (931) 648-5500, Ext. 103
FAX: (931) 572-1666
- Services: Food Stamp; Families First; Medicaid; and TennCare

Website: http://tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.htm

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Health and Nutrition Resources

WIC - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children

The WIC Program serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, & children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.

Visit WIC online at: www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

Visit the State of Tennessee's WIC page at: www2.state.tn.us/health/wic/index.htm

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More resources coming soon!

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Please do not contact Clarksville For Kids for information about any of these programs. Instead, use the contact information provided to contact the business or organization directly.