Coronavirus Information & Resources
Tennessee COVID-19 Updates | Tennnessee Justice Center: COVID-19
Please review the community announcements and resources below regarding the latest updates within West Tennessee. Remember to follow health guidelines for practicing good hygiene in order to protect yourself and those around you. To learn more about COVID-19 and its symptoms, see the resources listed below.
CDC | COVID-19 Guidelines
Harvard | COVID-19 Resource Center
According to the Jackson-Madison County Health Department and West Tennessee Healthcare, visit your primary care provider first if you are experiencing flu-like symptoms. If you do not have a primary provider, visit one of the following locations nearest you:
• Madison Family Practice Clinic
• Jackson Clinic North Convenient Care
• LIFT Clinic
• UT Medicine - North
• West Tennessee Healthcare Clinic at Thomsen Farms
• Physicians Quality Care
• The Children's Clinic
• West Tennessee Medical Group Prime Care in Selmer
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital COVID-19 Daily Updates
Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department (JMCRHS) | Public Information Line for COVID-19 inquiries and WIC services by phone | 731-240-1771
Free delivery options for prescription medication
FamilyWize, a United Way partner, offers a free prescription savings card that can be used at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, or Kroger. Register here or you can present this card information to your local pharmacy provider.
• BIN: 610194
• Card ID: FW100
• Group ID: FW100
• PCN: FW
If you are currently unemployed due to COVID-19 and need assistance finding health insurance, contact the Tennessee Justice Center | 615-255-0331 | 877-608-1009 (toll free)
Governor Lee's Official Updates
Website | Executive Orders | COVID-19 Resource Hub | Economic Recovery Guidelines
Mayor Harris' Official Updates
Website | JMCRHD Executive Order
Mayor Conger's Official Updates
Website | Executive Order (Mask Mandate) | Economic Recovery Plan | Press Conference on YouTube
Business Guideline and Updates
For business-related information and resources regarding COVID-19, refer to the Jackson Chamber's business resource page.
Mental Health
COVID-19 Emotional Support Line for TN Educators | 888-642-7886 | 6 am-10 pm CT
COVID-19 Helpline | 1-844-472-7486
SAMHSA’s National Helpline | 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or 1-800-487-4889 (TTY)
Tennessee Recovery Project | 1-888-416-1994 | COVID-19 Info/Assistance and Free Emotional Support Line | 3-9pm during week and 10am-4pm during weekends
Local Counseling Services
Behavioral Safety Net for Children | Outpatient Mental Health services to uninsured TN children ages 3-17
Carey Counseling Center | 1-888-416-1992 | Carroll, Gibson, Henry
McKenzie Medical Center | Offering telehealth | 731-352-7907 to schedule an appointment | Carroll, Henry, Weakley
Pathways | COVID-19 Free Helpline | 1-833-955-2869 and 1-800-372-0693 for emergencies | 24/7 support | Crockett, Dyer, Henderson, Lake, Madison, Weakley
Quinco Community Mental Health Services | 1-866-511-4159 | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, McNairy
Childcare
Tennessee Department of Human Services
Agencies offering child care across Tennessee
Food
NW Development District | Senior Services Meal Program (must be 60 or older) | 1-800-750-6866
USDA FNS (Food & Nutrition Services) | Meals for Kids | 1-866-348-6479 | 1-877-842-6273 (for Spanish speakers)
Carroll County
Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee | Whitney Cowles: 615-627-1587
Chester County
Henderson Community Soup Kitchen | Wednesdays between 5:30pm-6:30pm | Saturdays between 10:30am-12pm
Dyer County
Dyer County Schools | Breakfast and lunch | At your regular school | Daily meal pickup | 10:15am-10:45pm | Weekly deadline to request meals - Sunday @ 7pm | Meal cost will be determined according to the individual student's free/reduced program eligibility status.
Gibson County
Gibson County Special School District | Friday Meals | Weekly deadline to request meals - Thursday @ 12pm | Use the correct link to reserve a meal for your student(s): GCHS, KES, RES, DES, YES, SHS, SGCES, SGCMS, SGCHS
Humboldt Senior Center Food Pantry | Weekdays 8am-4pm | Call 731-784-1137 from 9am-1pm before you come |
Milan Mustard Seed | Food Pantry | Mondays 9am- 9:30am and Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am - 10am | 731-686-1011
Milan Senior Citizens Center | Meal delivery | 866-836-6678
Paul's Kitchen | Takeout Lunch | Monday - Saturday 11:30am - 1pm | All who come to pick up lunch on Saturday, will be given a take home meal for Sunday |
Hardeman County
Bolivar's First United Methodist Church | Grocery delivery | 731-658-5114
Haywood County
Brownsville Senior Center | Meal delivery every Thursday | Meal pickup every Tuesday | 731-772-2438
Henderson County
First Pentecostal Church in Lexington | Food Pantry | Tuesday and Thursday 3:45-4:30 | Monthly food distribution | Every third Thursday of the month at 1pm | 731-968-6186
Henderson County Senior Center - Lexington | Meals on Wheels | 731-968-4222
Hope Ministries' Food Pantry | Monday - Thursday | 9am-12pm | 731-968-0191
Henry County
Henry County School District and Paris School District | For students enrolled in virtual learning | Daily lunch pickup | Henry County Schools: 731-642-9733 | Paris Special Schools: 731-642-9322
Jackson-Madison County
Englewood Baptist Church | Food bags/boxes | 731-668-1094
RIFA | Breakfast Monday - Friday 7:30am-9:00am, Saturday 8:30am-9:30am, and Sunday 11:30am-12:30pm | Lunch Monday - Friday 11:30am-1:00pm, Saturday 11:30am-12:30pm, and Sunday 2:00pm-3:00pm | Dinner Monday - Thursday 5:30pm-6:30pm |
St. Nicholas Orthodox Christian Church's Little Food Pantry | Open to anyone in need | No appointment is necessary
Lake County
Lake County Schools | Only for students who are sick or in quarantine | Daily meal pickups | 11:15am-12pm | Any school | 731-253-8515
Weakley County
Central Baptist Church in Martin | Grocery assistance | 731-587-5311
Internet and Utilities
AT&T | Can suspend services for 60 days
Comcast | 60 days of free internet through Comcast Internet Essentials
Lifeline | Federal program that lowers the monthly cost of phone and internet. | Company near you
Verizon | Low-income internet through 2020
Carroll County
Northwest TN Economic Development Council Carroll Co. Office | Rent and utilities | 731-209-4458
Dyer County
Matthew 25:40 | Assistance with rent and utilities | 731-286-9054
Gibson County
Milan Mustard Seed | Assistance with rent and utilities | 731-686-1011
Jackson-Madison County
The Jackson-Madison County Library | Free Wifi access in parking lot
McNairy County
Jesus Cares | Assistance with rent and utilities| 731-645-4388
Weakley County
Martin Housing Authority | Assistance with electric bills | 731-587-3186
Rental Assistance
Mainstream Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) Voucher Program | All applicants must be income-eligible to qualify.
Unemployment, Emergency Benefits, Job Openings, and Consumer Info
Department of Labor & Workforce Development
File an unemployment claim - 844-224-5818 for needed assistance | Expedite unemployment claim process for employees
WE CARE Ministries | Emergency assistance for Weakley County residents | 731-587-6257
Job Openings
Virtual Hiring Event | March 19-20 | 9am-11am | 731-668-2040
Abilis Health | CNA's, LPN's, RN's | Chelsie: 731-772-9474
American Job Center for Tennessee
TN Department of Children's Services | tn.gov/careers | Vicki Burton: Vicki.Burton@tn.gov
TN State Government | tn.gov/careers
Jobscan | List of industries currently hiring
Dyer County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Gibson County
Madison County
Weakley County
Weakley County Schools | Part-time substitute teachers | 731-364-2247 or Christie.Lifsey@wcsk12tn.net
Public Transportation
Madison County
TransLoc App | Track buses, routes, and ETA in real time within Jackson, TN
Virtual Learning
Jackson-Madison County Library's online streaming service, Hoopla
JMSCC's Ready Rosie's "Modeled Moments" | for families of students in Pre K-3 | free service | apsearcy@jmcss.org or 731-506-3062
Scholastic's Free Virtual Learning Resource Center
Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Connection
Donate or Volunteer
Amerigroup | funding needed for a refrigerator or freezer to expand food pantry for community | psasha.taylor@amerigroup.com or 901-232-1740.
COVID-19 Response Fund created by The West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation. Mail gifts to The Foundation at 74 Directors Row, Jackson, TN 38305.
Mid-South Food Bank | Find an area near you to donate food
Second Harvest Food Bank | Donate food at your local Kroger
The Medical Reserve Corps | Register here
Carroll County
McKenzie-Carroll County United Neighbors | 731-352-0547
Trezvant Ministerial | food | 731-669-4936
Dyer County
Dyersburg Christian Center Food Pantry
Matthew 25:40 | food | Monday-Friday | 9am-3pm
Reelfoot Rural Ministries | food
Salvation Army | food
Union Mission | food
Gibson County
Helping Hand of Humboldt | food
Milan Mustard Seed | food
Milan Vineyard Christian Fellowship | food
Henderson County
First Pentecostal Church in Lexington | 731-614-0843
Jackson-Madison County
Habitat for Humanity, Jackson, Tennessee | volunteer@jacksonhabitat.com
Lifeline Blood Services | Complete online medical questionnaire before you arrive.
Southwest Human Resource Agency | Meal distribution to children or direct traffic | Patti or Macy: 1-800-497-1286
Volunteer for RIFA | Dan Ward: 731-427-7963 or dward@rifajackson.org
Lake County
Reelfoot Rural Ministries | food
Madison County
RIFA | food
Tennessee Homeless Solutions | Warming shelter | Daily volunteers needed - breakfast: 7am-9am, lunch: 11am-1pm, dinner: 5-8pm | Tameral Jones: 731-307-7878
McNairy County
Loaves & Fishes
Weakley County
Donate to Light the Way - Weakley County
Sacks Thrift Avenue | food
Santa's Helpers | food
Weakley County COVID-19 Volunteer Task Force | 731-235-2330