To support local food pantries or donate to SNAP recipients join MemphisCares.
Or text MemphisCares to 40403
If you are a SNAP recipient, please call 211 for information.
“Memphis cannot succeed if the basic needs of Memphians are not met. In this extraordinary moment, we’re proud to stand with our partners to ensure every family has the opportunity—and the nourishment—they need to thrive.”
~ Barbara Hyde, Chair and CEO, Hyde Family Foundation
“Our family is honored to join FedEx in helping to ensure our neighbors have food on the table. Memphis is home, and we stand with our community.”
~ Diane Smith
United Way of the Mid-South and the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, in partnership with Mayor Paul Young and the City of Memphis, have joined forces to launch MemphisCares, a community fund to support families experiencing food insecurity.
As of November 1st, 167,000 Memphis and Shelby County residents’ supplemental food benefits (SNAP) will be suspended due to the federal government shutdown. The MemphisCares Fund will provide much-needed support for the Mid-South Food Bank and other local pantries, while also directly assisting individual SNAP recipients.
United Way of the Mid-South, the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, and the City of Memphis have each committed funds to this effort. Early supporters also include FedEx, the Frederick W. Smith Family, State Representative Justin Pearson, and the Hyde Family Foundation.
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced that it will begin issuing full SNAP benefits for November 2025 beginning Monday, November 17.
What SNAP Recipients Can Expect:
- SNAP households that previously received partial benefits will have the remaining benefit amount added to their EBT card beginning Monday, November 17.
- Households that have not yet received any November benefits should expect to receive their full benefit amount in the coming days.
- Customers who typically receive benefits on the 18th, 19th, or 20th of the month will receive their November benefits on their usual date.
Additionally, December SNAP benefits will be issued in full on customers’ normal date.
SNAP recipients can use the One DHS Customer Portal to view the latest case details.
SNAP customers can also use the ebtEDGE app or Cardholder Portal to check their benefit amounts by visiting https://www.fisglobal.com/ebtedgemobile to download the app or log into the Cardholder Portal.
For any additional information, customers are encouraged to visit the TDHS website.
