Food Resources | Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Nashville, TN

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Below, we have provided a food resource packet that will help you connect with your local resources. We have packets available in English, Spanish and Arabic.

Please note that some organizations may require that you provide a form of identification to access services.

Downloads and other resources

Easy Egg and Veggie Breakfast Muffins

This video from the VUMC Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society will help you get your morning on a healthy start. Check out their Youtube channel more more food tips.

More resources

Metro Nashville Public Schools
This site provides free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch program information.

FeedTN.org

FindHelp.org
Download the app or visit the website. Enter your ZIP code to find resources for food assistance, housing, transportation, legal aid, help paying bills and more.

SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides nutritional assistance benefits for those in need. It supplements monthly food budgets of families with low income.

WIC
The Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) is a program designed to provide supplemental food assistance to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women. It also provides for infants and children until age five.

Rooted Community Health Initiative
This initiative, working within the VUMC Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, focuses on connecting partners at Vanderbilt with the communities of Middle Tennessee. The link below is their Food Security Resource Center that offers various resources including a cooking dinner on a budget, healthy choices at convenience stores, and a map of Nashville food resources.