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Tennessee Department of Human Services offers financial assistance to families experiencing unemployment due to COVID-19

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The Tennessee Department of Human Services is making essential financial resources available to families that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 emergency, according to a TDHS news release.

Starting Thursday at 10 a.m. CST (11 a.m. EST), families can begin applying online for up to two months of emergency cash assistance.

The Emergency Cash Assistance is funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and provides:

* $500 for a household of 1 to 2 persons.