CHILD CARE OPTIONS
One of the primary struggles a single parent faces is taking care of a child while also dealing with work. You're at work and you get a call that your child is sick. What do you do? You cannot just leave the office. Or what if you need to pull overtime at the office and your child gets out of school before you can be home. Who is going to be home to take care of them and help with homework?
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Some options that can help are day cares and babysitters; these options are not exactly cheap. However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has an organization called the Office of Child Care that can hekp you find the right type of care your child needs, help you pay for that child care, or help you find a local Head Start program and see if you qualify!
CHILD CARE AWARE OF AMERICA
1. Family Child Care Homes
2. Child Care Centers
3. Preschool Programs
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To discover which type of care is right for your child, visit
http://www.childcareaware.org/
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If you need to find help to pay for child care you can visit
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/resource/ccdf-grantee-state-and-territory-contacts and search for your state. This contact list helps you find and get into contact with someone who can help you set up care for your child.
2-1-1 TENNESSEE
2-1-1 Tennessee is Tennessee's community services help line. When you call, you'll get a real person, one who is trained to help you sort out your needs, and then give you phone numbers and addresses of the closest places where you can get help.
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2-1-1 Tennessee offers help finding utility, rent, food, transportation, job, medical, and legal assistance for your family.
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To learn more about getting assistance for your family call 211 or visit 2-1-1 Tennessee at