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Alabama
Family Assistance Program
JOBS
The Family Assistance Program provides financial assistance to meet basic needs for families with a dependent child under age 18 or age 19 if s/he is a full time student in a secondary school or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training and whose income and resources do not exceed established agency standards.
TANF Date: December 1996
Contact Information: Alabama requires a faxed request for benefit information. FAX: (334) 242-0513

Alaska
Division of Public Assistance
One Stop - Alaska Job Center Network
Temporary Assistance is a employment-focused program. The primary goal is to help Alaskans make a successful transition from welfare to work. Temporary Assistance is designed to encourage work and make working families better off by increasing their income and reducing poverty. To address this challenge, the Division has adopted the "work first" approach. This approach asserts that the best way to succeed in the labor market is to join it and develop work habits and skills on the job. TANF Date: July 1997

Contact Information: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/features/org/dpado.html

American Samoa
http://americansamoa.gov/
It is the mission of the Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS), to provide the best possible services and resources for the betterment of the lives of the people of American Samoa. Contact Information: Dept. of Human and Social Services (684) 633-1187

Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS). DHSS is the umbrella agency for the following services in American Samoa: WIC, Food Stamp, Social Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, Developmental Disabilities Planning Council

Please note that American Samoa does not have a TANF program. The WIC program is administered similar to other states and territories with a client caseload of 6,000 per month, serving pregnant, postpartum & breastfeeding women, as well as infants and children up to age 5.

The Food Stamp Program is authorized by a unique MOU with the USDA and it limits client participation to only those that are elderly and disabled. AS follows the same criteria used by the Social Security Administration in determining "medical disability".

DIRECTOR: UIAGALELEI LEALOFI, Ed.D.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICES
PO BOX 997534
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA 96799
PHONE: (684) 633-2696
FAX: (684) 633-7449
E-MAIL: ulealofi.dhss@samoatelco.com
ALTERNATE E-MAIL: ktupua.dhss@samoatelco.com

American Virgin Islands
The Department's mission is to provide a sensitive, efficient, responsive human services delivery system to meet the needs of low income persons, the elderly, children and families, and the disabled in the territory. Through six program divisions, the department provides corrective, supportive and preventive programs as well as advocacy to identify human needs. It develops innovative ways to break the style of dependency, and helps its clients to become self-sufficient. contributing members of society. TANF Date: July 1997

Contact Information: (340) 774-7125

Arizona
Family Assistance Program
Jobs Program
The Family Assistance Administration promotes the safety, well-being, and self-sufficiency of children, adults, and families. The Family Assistance Administration helps individuals and families achieve independence and self-sufficiency by providing temporary assistance in meeting their immediate basic needs. The FAA provides Cash Assistance and Food Stamps to eligible participants, determines eligibility for Medical Assistance, and refers participants to other departmental and community resources for assistance. TANF Date: October 1996
Contact Information: Client Services 1-800-352-8401. Please fax requests to 623-873-4278, allow 24 hours for response. azstateinquiries@azdes.gov

Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services
The State will operate a program to provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) to reduce dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting work; so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and to promote family unity. This program is known as the Transitional Employment Assistance Program (TEA).

TEA is a time-limited assistance program to help needy families with children become more responsible for their own support and less dependent on public assistance. In addition to monthly cash assistance, employment-related services are provided to parents, including job-readiness activities, transportation assistance, childcare assistance, and other supportive services so that the parent can engage in work or education and training activities.
TANF Date: July 97
Contact Information: 501-682-8269 or 1-800-482-8988, Fax: 501-682-8978

California
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)
To assist and promote self-sufficiency, CalWORKs is a welfare program that provides cash assistance and services to eligible California families in need. The program serves all 58 counties throughout the state and is operated locally by county welfare departments under the supervision of the State of California Department of Social Services.

TANF Implementation Date: December 1996.

Contact Information: WDTIP2@OSI.CA.GOV
Phone: (916) 263-3839 and (916) 3263-3430.

Colorado Works
www.colorado.gov/ColoradoWorks
Colorado Works is Colorado's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and provides public assistance to families in need. Colorado Works Program is designed to assist customers in becoming self-sufficient by strengthening the economic and social stability of families.

coworks.issues@state.co.us
Theresa Davis, 303-866-3868

Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Temporary Family Assistance Program. On January 1, 1996 the state of Connecticut began a transformation of its welfare program from a system of dependency to one of personal responsibility and self-support. The Jobs First program revolves around the employment and potential employment of the client. The emphasis has been placed on encouraging able-bodied individuals to actively seek, obtain, and retain employment. TANF Date: October 1996

Contact Information: (860) 424-5970

Delaware
Division of Social Services, TANF
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is Delaware's main cash assistance program. It is administered through a joint effort of the Division of Social Services (DSS), Delaware Department of Labor, Delaware Department of Transportation and the Delaware Economic Development Office. The goal of TANF is to give people temporary help until they get a job. Within the program both the State and the TANF client have responsibilities. The State provides positive incentives for the family to become self-sufficient, and the family must accept responsibility to become self-sufficient and self-supporting. TANF Date: March 1997

Contact Information:ray.fitzgerald@state.de.us (302) 255-9645

Florida
Department of Children and Families: Access Florida
The purpose of the Temporary Cash Assistance program is to provide temporary financial help to eligible low-income families. The program is designed to end dependence by needy parents on government benefits by promoting training, job preparation and work. TANF Date: October 1996

Contact Information: D11_SFL_CallCenter@dcf.state.fl.us

Georgia
Division of Family and Children Services
Goodworks!
Georgia's primary goal is to provide necessary assistance on a temporary basis to needy families with children, and to provide parents with job preparation, work opportunities, support services, and enforcement of child support obligations to children living in these families. In so doing, Georgia will enable needy families to become self-sufficient and leave the TANF program as soon as possible. Promoting the well being of the children. TANF Date: January 1997

Contact Information: 1-800-869-1150. Out of state inquiries can be faxed to 404-657-9703 attn: personal advocates.

Guam
Department of Public Health & Social Services
To promote positive social conditions that contribute toward the attainment of the highest and social well being for the economically and socially disadvantaged populations within the Territory of Guam by developing and efficient and effective delivery system of services to eligible clients within the territory; by determining eligibility of applicants; by administering payments and various social services to remove social barriers which prevent person from obtaining/maintaining the basic necessities of life to include safe and decent housing, medical care, nutritious foods and employment status. TANF Date: July 1997

Contact Information: (671) 735-7399

Hawaii
Department of Human Services
Workforce Development Division

The Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division (BESSD). Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Temporary Assistance for Other Needy Families (TAONF) are the time-limited welfare reform programs for adults with children. These programs are designed to protect those who cannot work and to require those who are able to work to do so. Unlike the old welfare program, which fostered dependence and low self-esteem, the TANF and TAONF programs require work and promote self-reliance, responsibility, and family stability. Both TANF and TAONF offer a package of strong incentives and penalties, child care support for working parents, and restructured welfare benefits so that it “pays to work.” Households which include an adult who is not exempt, are allowed to receive TANF or TAONF cash benefits for a maximum of five years in their lifetime. TANF Date: July 1997

Contact Information: 808-586-5732

Idaho
Department of Health & Welfare
Idaho Works

The goals of Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho (TAFI) are jobs for participants and support for both personal and family responsibility. This focus requires more than government alone can or should provide. This program requires relationships where participants, families, local communities and employers work together to help participants obtain employment and achieve self-reliance. TANF Date: July 1, 1997

Contact Information: Phone: 208-334-5606. Fax number 208-334-5817 or 208-334-6934

Illinois
Department of Human Services
TANF Is Transitional. Cash benefits are limited to 60 countable months; months in which the client meets certain criteria are not counted against the time limit. Benefits may be continued beyond 60 months when an exception is approved by the central committee. All non-exempt clients must be engaged in state-defined work, training, or self-sufficiency activities, or face sanctions unless agreed upon support services were not provided. TANF Date: July 1997

Contact Information:

Include the client's name, former address in Illinois, county of residence in Illinois (if known), the client's SSN, and date of birth. Only the total countable months and the time period of receipt are available; no breakdown by counted months is recorded.

Phone: 1-800-843-6154 or 1 (217) 524-4174
Fax: 1-217-557-1370
Email: web.bits@illinois.gov in subject line write "out of state inquires"

Indiana
Family & Social Services Administration
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) replaces the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), formerly known as "welfare". Welfare Reform efforts in Indiana have placed an emphasis on "work first" and "personal responsibility," replacing cash assistance with transitional services that help people gain employment and depend less on public aid.

TANF Date: October 1996. Federal Waiver: None of the assistance received prior to April 2002 has been considered toward the 60-month federal limit.

Contact Information: P 317-232-4946 or F 317-233-0828

Iowa
Iowa Department of Human Services
Iowans Working Together....Doing What Works. The Division of Financial, Health and Work Support develops, implements, and interprets policies for programs designed to improve the well-being of low-income Iowans who are in need of assistance and to support their efforts to become more self-sufficient.
TANF Date: January 1997

Contact Information: 1-515-281-6899

Kansas
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
The Successful Families Program
To protect children and promote adult self-sufficiency. The Temporary Assistance to Families (TAF) program provides employment preparation and support services and temporary cash assistance to needy families with children while the families seek other means of support. TANF Date: October 1996

Contact Information:
Debbie Newcomer
Economic and Employment Support
Division Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
915 SW Harrison, Suite 580
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Phone (785) 368-8129
ebtmail@srs.ks.gov

Kentucky
Division of Family Support
Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP)
Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP). Helps families become self supporting by providing opportunities for training and employment. The program focus is on meeting individual and household needs with the support of families and communities partners.

For assistance with K-TAP and further K-TAP information please call 502-564-3440, fax: 502-564-4021 or by email fssbk-tap@ky.gov

Louisiana
Office of Family Support, Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP)
Louisiana Works
The Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) provides cash assistance to families with children when the financial resources of the family are insufficient to meet subsistence needs. The overall goal of FITAP is to decrease the long term dependency on welfare assistance by promoting job preparation and work. Public assistance is no longer a lifetime benefit but an opportunity to become independent after a financial crisis.
TANF Date: January 1997
Contact Information: (225) 342-2342

Maine
Office of Integrated Access and Support
To assist families in achieving their maximum potential, independence, employability, safety and health. The Bureau works with individuals to enable them to become self supporting. TANF Date: November 1996

Contact Information: Call, write or e-mail:

Dawn Mulcahey
Office of Integrated Access & Support
Maine Department of Health & Human Services
11 State House Station
442 Civic Center Dr.
Augusta, ME 04333
PH: 207-287-6426
Fax: 207-287-3455
dawn.mulcahey@maine.gov

Maryland
Family Investment Program
Division of Employment and Training
The Family Investment Program (FIP) was created to help families achieve independence through work, personal and family responsibility, and community involvement. You may ask the Department of Social Services for help in finding a job. You may apply for Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), Medical Assistance, Purchase of Care (child care), Food Stamps, and Social Services. All families have opportunities, rights and responsibilities under the Family Investment Program. TANF Date: January 1997

Contact Information:

Marilyn Lorenzo, TCA Manager
Family Investment Administration
Office of Policy and Training
311 W. Saratoga Street
Baltimore Maryland 21201
phone:410-767-7333
e-mail mlorenzo@dhr.state.md.us
Fax 410-333-6581

or

1-800-332-6347

or

Gretchen Simpson, Assistant TCA Team Leader
Family Investment Administration
Office of Policy and Training
311 W. Saratoga Street
Baltimore Maryland 21201
phone: 410-767-7937
gsimpson@dhr.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Department of Transitional Assistance
The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), formerly known as the Department of Public Welfare, is the state agency responsible for administering public assistance programs for needy citizens of the Commonwealth. Our mission is to provide accurate and timely benefits with respect and courtesy to those in need of the Department's services. TANF Date: December 1996

Contact Information: Fax: 617-348-5479

Michigan
The Family Independence Program (FIP)
Jobs, Employment and Training (JET)
The Family Independence Program (FIP) provides cash assistance to eligible families with children and pregnant women to help them pay for living expenses such as rent, heat, utilities, clothing, food and personal care items. FIP applicants and recipients may be assigned to Work First for assistance in finding a job or to develop needed job skills. Help with transportation, childcare and other needs related to employment and training may be provided. TANF Date: October 1996

Contact Information:

Gail Fournier: fournierg2@michigan.gov 517-241-7945 or fax: 517-335-7771

Minnesota
Economic and Community Support
Minnesota Family Investment Program
The Minnesota Family Investment Program, or MFIP, is the heart of the state's welfare effort. Based on the successful county/state pilot project, it promotes work, responsibility and families while preventing welfare dependency and lifting children out of poverty. TANF Date: July 1997

Contact Information: (651) 431-4001

Mississippi
Division of Economic Assistance
Working in Mississippi
The TANF program, administered by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), provides assistance for needy families with children up to age 18 years without regard to race, creed, color, gender, age, disability or national origin. Monthly TANF money payments are made for children and their needy caretaker relatives who do not have enough income or resources to meet their everyday needs by state Program standards. TANF Date: October 1996

Contact Information: Fax requests to 601-359-4550

Missouri
Department of Social Services
Division of Workforce Development
Work Builds Stronger Families. Mission: To maintain or improve the quality of life for the people of Missouri by providing the best possible services to the public, with respect, responsiveness and accountability, which will enable individuals and families to better fulfill their potential. TANF Date: July 1997

Contact Information: only accepting TANF month verification by email at cole.coxix@dss.mo.gov

Montana
Department of Public Health & Human Services
Virtual Human Services Pavilion
To support the strengths of families and communities by promoting employment and providing the assistance necessary to help families and individuals meet basic needs and work their way out of poverty. TANF Date: February 1997

Contact Information: Margie Guevin 406-444-0640 e-mail mguevin@mt.gov

Nebraska
Nebraska Health and Human Services
Employment First, Nebraska's Welfare Reform Program
Aid to Dependent Children (ADC). The primary purpose of Employment First is to provide temporary, transitional support for Nebraska families so that economic self-sufficiency is attained in as expeditious a manner as possible through the provision of training, education and employment preparation. TANF Date: December 1996

Contact Information: (402) 471-9325 Telephone calls are preferred. Fax number: 402-471-9597

Nevada
Department of Human Resources, Welfare Division
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Includes TANF related medical assistance. TANF provides assistance to needy families so children may be cared for in their homes or in the homes of relatives, and provides parents/caretakers with job preparation, work opportunities and support services to enable them to leave the program and become self-sufficient. TANF Date: January 1997

Contact Information: (775) 684-0615 or (775) 684-7200. Fax: 775-684-0617
Include: your name , agency , e-mail and telephone number

New Hampshire
Division of Family Assistance
New Hampshire WORKS
Each NH town and city offers direct relief in the form of vouchers paid directly to vendors for such needs as food, rent, heat, and utilities. RSA 165 requires towns and cities to assist people who live within their jurisdiction, who have no other means of support, who require temporary assistance, or whose bare minimum in expenses exceeds their customary income.
TANF Date: October 1996
Contact Information: (603) 271-4238 - You may have to contact client's individual Town Office to obtain information.

New Jersey
Division of Family Development
Welfare Services New Jersey
Work First NJ
Work First New Jersey Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (WFNJ/TANF) is the state's welfare reform program which provides financial assistance, support services and post-TANF services to eligible families and children in need. Support services include for example: child support, child care, transportation and emergency assistance, Medicaid/health care, NJ Family Care (health insurance), food stamps, drug treatment and low-income home energy assistance. Recipients have a five-year lifetime limit on cash assistance, and must become employed or take part in work activities.
TANF Date: March 1997
Contact Information: Fax requests to Joyce Ottaunick (609) 631-4507 w/ release

New Mexico
New Mexico Human Services Department
Helping Families in need of Food, Temporary Financial Assistance, and Health Care Services through Medicaid. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known in New Mexico as NMWorks, provides cash assistance to families who qualify.
TANF Date: July 1997
Contact Information: Amanda Gonzales 505-827-7250

New York
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
To promote greater self-sufficiency of the State's residents through the efficient delivery of temporary and transitional assistance, disability assistance, and the collection of child support.
TANF Date: December 1996
Contact Information: All such requests must be on agency letterhead and should be directed to the attention of:

Roseanne Rose
Out of State Inquiry Unit
40 North Pearl Street
Albany, New York 12243-001
Fax: 518-474-8090

North Carolina
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services
Work First, which began in July 1995, is North Carolina's plan to help families stay off welfare or move off welfare and into jobs. Work First is not just a cash assistance program, rather, it is built upon the belief that "all people have a responsibility to their families and community to work and provide for their children."
TANF Date: January 1997
Contact Information: (919) 334-1224 and the Care Line at 1-800-662-7030 - toll free number only works within North Carolina. Fax number 919-334-1265

North Dakota
Department of Human Services
Job Service, North Dakota
The Economic Assistance Policy Division is responsible for the development of the policy and procedures used to administer the cash assistance program to low-income individuals and families. The unit staff oversees the program administration at the county social service offices.
TANF Date: July 1997
Contact Information: (800) 472-2622 with option #5

Ohio
ODJFS -Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Online
Ohio Works First (OWF) is Ohio's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program which provides time-limited assistance to eligible families. The emphasis of OWF is self-sufficiency, personal responsibility and employment.
TANF Date: October 1996 - Approved Waiver Through October 1997.
Contact Information: Please e-mail requests to: inquiries@jfs.ohio.gov or fax to: (614) 466-1767.

You can contact the Office of Family Stability at (614) 466-4815 but staff cannot provide information by telephone without a faxed document from the state or a release of information signed by the client.

Oklahoma
Department of Human Services
The purpose of this federal program is to provide temporary support in meeting basic needs, training leading to employment, employment services, and day care assistance for qualified families with children. While receiving cash assistance, the adult recipients are required to work or participate in activities geared toward work and achieving self-sufficiency.
TANF Date: October 1996
Contact Information: Main number: 405-521-2779 Helpline: 405-521-3646

Oregon
Department of Human Services
Temporary Assistance for Families (TANF)
To help Oregonians become and remain self-supporting. The Department of Human Services administers a number of programs that help low-income families and individuals reach and maintain self-sufficiency. The Department provides benefits and services including cash assistance, Food Stamps, case management and help finding employment. It also helps clients who have found work to keep their jobs and advance to better positions.
TANF Date: October 1996
Contact Information: State of Oregon requires a faxed request to verify any information on clients history of benefits. The Department of Human Services (503) 945-5600 the fax number is (503) 373-7032. Contact person Stephanie Cervantes

Pennsylvania
Department of Public Welfare
County Assistance Offices
Office of Income Maintenance (OIM) is responsible for the cash assistance, Medicaid eligibility, Food Stamps, and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) TANF provides money for dependent children and their parents or other relatives with whom they live, and for pregnant women. TANF payments are funded by Federal and State dollars.

TANF Date: March 3, 1997

Contact Information: P 1-717-787-3119 or F 7-717-705-0040

Puerto Rico
Government Site - Spanish
Google Translation: Government Agencies
The office in charge of administrating TANF funds in Puerto Rico is the Administration of Socio-Economic Development of the Family. TANF Date: July 1997
Contact Information:

Ph: 1-787-289-7645 or 1-787-289-7600 x 2613 Miguel Dejesus
Fax: 1-787-289-7614

Please be advised that if an Alaska state DPA worker needs to call Puerto Rico for verification benefits, they will need to turn in a TSR into GCI for calling access to Puerto Rico.

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Family Independence Program and Welfare Reform
Workforce Partnership of Greater Rhode Island
New Family Independence Program Place greater emphasis on comprehensive assessment of family needs, facilitation of earned income from work and the entry of adult family members (of both one- and two-parent families) into the workplace.
TANF Date: May 1997
Contact Information: requests need to go to Mr. William O'Donnell at wodonnell@dhs.ri.gov, or call 401-462-1853

South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Division of Family Independence
Purposes of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program: (1) provide assistance to "needy" families so children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; (2) end the dependence of "needy" parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; (3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and (4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. TANF Date: October 1996.

Contact Information: 803-898-0996 and Fax number is 803-898-7156.

South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Helping Families Make the Break from Welfare. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a temporary public assistance program administered by the SD Department of Social Services and Department of Labor. TANF provides monthly cash payments to families with serious financial needs. TANF Date: December 1996

Contact Information: (605) 773-4678. Fax number 605-773-7183

Tennessee
Families First/TANF
Tennessee's Families First program began in September 1996 under a waiver from the Federal government. Our waiver allowed us to implement provisions which were often different from the reform legislation at the national level. Families First, like "welfare" programs in all states, provides cash benefits with supportive services to families with children who are experiencing financial difficulties. Tennessee's waiver program ended June 30, 2007. We are currently operating our program based on Federal TANF regulations. TANF Date: September 1996

Contact Information: Service Center: Tennessee requires requests in writing on agency official letterhead for out of state inquiries. The request needs to include the client's name/dob/SS# and fax number of person making the inquiry.

Tennessee requires requests in writing on agency official letterhead for out of state inquiries. The request needs to include the client's name/dob/SS# and fax number of person making the inquiry: (615) 743-2000 or Family Assistance Service Center Fax: (615) 687-5535

Texas
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Needy Texas families may receive a monthly cash grant through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The purpose of the program is to provide financial and medical assistance to needy dependent children and the parents or relatives with whom they are living. TANF Date: November 1996_Revised: April 2005.

Contact Information:
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Office of the Ombudsman:
1-877-787-8999 Phone
OnlineSubmission Form

Utah
Department of Workforce Services - Services
Department of Workforce Services
The Family Employment Program (FEP) provides financial assistance and employment services to all eligible parents with dependent children residing in their home. The purpose of the Family Employment Program is to empower families to increase their income and become self sufficient through employment, child support, and/or disability benefits.
TANF Date: October 1996

To verify TANF months of assistance and/or financial assistance grant amounts, call: Eligibility Services Division of Workforce Services toll free at 1-866-435-7414, Option #2. This will take you to a voice messaging system where you will be asked to leave information regarding your request on a customer. Your request will be researched and you will receive a response to your inquiry within one business day.

Vermont
http://www.path.state.vt.us/
Reach Up Program - Guiding principles in working with families, we need to start with the assumption that all adults can contribute to their families and communities through work. To the maximum extent possible, we need to help adults contribute to the financial support and physical and emotional well being of their families through work, good parenting, and full utilization of community resources. TANF Date: July 1, 2001

Contact Information:

Marcia Guyette
Phone 1-800-479-6151
Fax - (802) 241-2853

Economic Services Division
103 South Main Street
Waterbury VT 05671-1201

Virginia
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Virginia's TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program, authorized by the PRWORA (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act) of 1996, replaced the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) program. The TANF program was designed to dramatically reform the nation's welfare system by moving recipients into work, developing the personal responsibility of recipients, and turning welfare into a program of temporary assistance.

TANF Date: February 1997

Contact Information: Prefers phone call P 804-726-7380 or P 804-726-7378

Washington, D.C.
Department of Human Services

The Income Maintenance Administration is comprised of four operational units. The Division of Program Operations (which includes the Office of Work Opportunities) is responsible for the initial and on-going determination of eligibility for the financial assistance, medical assistance and food stamp programs. The Division of Program Development and Training is responsible for the administration of the Medical Review Team, monitoring of LD assessments, in-house training, policy development and grant administration. The Division of Monitoring and Quality Assurance is responsible for program investigations, program analysis and integrity, and TANF Data Collection and Reporting. The Division of Information Systems is responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of the Automated Client Eligibility Determination System (ACEDS) and other smaller systems utilized by the Administration, as well as system training, Help Desk support, application security and most data reporting. TANF Date: March 1997

Contact Information: Valerie.Sanderlin@dc.gov & Lesa.Lee@dc.gov at: 202-535-1421 & 1-866-419-1720 or fax 202-535-1455

Washington
TANF and Support Services
Department of Social and Health Services
Washington WorkFirst
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provides temporary cash and medical help for families in need. All families receiving TANF in Washington State participate in the WorkFirst program. WorkFirst helps financially struggling families find jobs, keep their jobs, get better jobs and build a better life for their children. Six state agencies jointly carry out WorkFirst--agencies responsible for managing the budget, social and health services, employment assistance, vocational training, child care, and economic development.
TANF Date: July 97
Contact Information: Out of State TA Inquiry 360-725-4763

West Virginia
Division of Family Assistance
The State of West Virginia's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, is based on the two overarching goals of assisting economically dependent and at risk families in their efforts to become self-supporting and enhancing the well being of children. It will also assist families near the poverty level to remain self sufficient.
TANF Date: February 1997
Contact Information: (304) 558-8290 Ask for worker of the day or email benefitverification@wvdhhr.org

Wisconsin
Department of Children and Families
TANF, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Wisconsin uses TANF funding for more than 40 programs such as Wisconsin Works (W-2), child care, transportation, education and training, and others designed to assist low income families. Current funding for these programs continues under the TANF continuing resolution either through the end of the state biennial budget period (6/30/03) or, in some cases, through 12/31/03. TANF Date: September 1996

Contact Information:
dcfw2careshd@wisconsin.gov
Fax: 608-327-6484

TANF program (608) 261-6317 ext. 3 fax is still (608) 327-6484
FS/MED programs (608) 261-6378 ext. 3

Wyoming
Department of Family Services
The Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is known as the Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities (POWER) program in Wyoming was implemented in February of 1997. POWER is a time limited “pay after performance” program which assures individuals with a dependent child(ren) or couples with a dependent child(ren) in common are working on a plan to become self-sufficient through employment, child support and other appropriate resources. As a condition of eligibility for cash assistance, individuals are referred to participate in the POWER work program. POWER is limited to 60 months in a lifetime to those who participate, so urgency, ownership, life long learning, and learn by doing are stressed as key principals to success. Time will count whether the months are consecutive or not and regardless of location of assistance. TANF Date: January 1997

Contact Information:

Corrine Livers 307-777-5841

Please contact counties directly: Department of Family Services: dfsweb.state.wy.us/districts/base2.htm

307-777-5971 - Erin Moore, TANF Work Program