Single Parent Resources in Tennessee

Verified resources for custody, child support, housing, financial aid, and emotional support in Tennessee — plus national tools every single parent should know.

🏛️ Custody & Legal Help

Tennessee-Based Resources

• Tennessee Courts – Self-Help Center – Family law forms, custody, divorce, and parenting plan assistance.
• Help4TN – Legal information and resources for Tennesseans on divorce, custody, and domestic violence.
• Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands – Free legal services for low-income parents in many counties.

Nationwide Help

• Legal Services Corporation
• WomensLaw.org
• ABA Family Law Section
• Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
• Safe Horizon
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• LoveisRespect
• Break the Cycle
• RAINN
• Women’s Law Project
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• Zero Abuse Project
• National Women’s Law Center
• Neighborhood Legal Services
• Futures Without Violence
• National Child Abuse Hotline

💸 Child Support

Tennessee-Based Resources

• Tennessee Department of Human Services – Child Support – Apply for services, manage payments, and find enforcement support.
• Tennessee Child Support Payment System – Online case management and payment tracking.

Nationwide Help

• No national child support resources available at this time.

🏠 Housing & Shelter

Tennessee-Based Resources

• Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) – Rental help, first-time homebuyer programs, and housing stability support.
• Tennessee 211 – Search for shelters, emergency rent and utility help by zip code or county.

Nationwide Help

• Family Promise
• HUD.gov
• NLIHC
• US HHS Shelter Directory
• Public Housing (HUD)
• CoAbode
• National Shared Housing Resource Center
• Project Night Night
• ERAP
• Homeless Prenatal Program

🧾 Financial Assistance

Tennessee-Based Resources

• Tennessee DHS – Family Assistance – Apply for SNAP, TANF, and Families First programs.
• TDHS Online Services – Submit and manage benefits applications for food, child care, and financial aid.

Nationwide Help

• Benefits.gov
• Feeding America
• SNAP
• Medicaid.gov
• Modest Needs
• SSI
• TANF
• EITC
• LIHEAP
• MyFreeTaxes

🧠 Mental Health & Emotional Support

Tennessee-Based Resources

• Tennessee Crisis Line: Dial 988
• Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services – Free and low-cost mental health care, crisis help, and community programs.
• NAMI Tennessee – Peer support, education, and family mental health advocacy statewide.

Nationwide Help

• Mental Health America
• National Parent Helpline
• NAMI
• Postpartum Support International
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator
• National Runaway Safeline
• NCTSN

You’re Not Alone in Tennessee

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