If you are a single mom or dad who is struggling to take care of your child, you may be interested in Tennessee single parent grants. These social programs are available to cover a wide range of services from daycare to medical care.
When you first begin looking for Tennessee single parent grants that can help pay for your child’s medical insurance, you should go to the TennCare program first. This is a managed care program for Medicaid, and is actually one of the oldest such programs in the country.
As part of this program preventative care is free, so there are no co-pays for programs such as checkups, shots, pregnancy care and childbirth, mammograms, etc. Other services may include a co-pay depending in the amount of income you have. These fees will be due at the time of service to the provider of the medical care.
When it comes to eligibility for these programs, there are two different categories of TennCare that you can apply for, each with its own guidelines for eligibility. These categories include TennCare Medicaid and TennCare Standard. You can apply for the former at any time, but the latter is for minor children who are already a member of Medicaid.
Groups that are eligible for TennCare Medicaid include children under 21, pregnant women, single parents, certain caretakers of minor children, two parent families in certain cases such as loss of job, women with certain types of cancer, and individuals living in a nursing home one a low income.
Another option for affordable medical coverage that you may also want to consider is TENNderCARE. This program is specifically for children up to the age of 21. This program makes sure that your child receives all the necessary services and checkups. In order to apply for either program, you must first contact your local Department of Human Services and ask them for an application.
It’s important to know that you do not have to set up an appointment to turn in your application, it can simply be mailed to the office for your county. If you need help filling out your application, your local DHS office can be of service.
Hopefully you now have a better understanding about the different Tennessee single parent grants for providing affordable medical care to your children. The Department of Human Services has more information on this and other social programs that can help you raise your children.
You can either visit their office in person, or visit the official web site of the state, www.tn.gov, which offers information on the different grants offered to residents of the state. This site can also provide you with the address of the DHS office for your county.
