Event Brief
Tennessee sends $120 payments for summer meals
Filed: Jun 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: Tennessee provides one-time $120 payments to low-income families in 13 counties to help cover summer food costs.
WHO: Tennessee families in 13 counties receiving low-income summer meal assistance
WHAT: One-time $120 payments to help cover summer meals; larger expansion planned next year with renewed federal food assistance funding
WHEN: Jun 16, 2026 at 8:43 AM ET
WHERE: Tennessee (13 counties)
WHY: State lawmakers approved funding to bring back a federal food assistance program, expanding help next year
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