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Sidonie Squier
Director, Office of Family Assistance |
Sidonie "Sydney" Squier is Director of the Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she is responsible for administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the nation’s principal welfare assistance program. She joined the administration in June 2005. Ms. Squier has served in various welfare administration and policy positions,
most recently as the Federal Liaison on human service issues for the state
of Texas. Previously, Ms. Squier worked in Austin, Texas where she administered
TANF, food stamp and Medicaid eligibility programs as well as Special
Nutrition Programs, Refugee and Domestic Violence Programs. While in Austin,
Sidonie served on the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)
steering committee for TANF and the Texas County Advisory Workgroup on
Healthy Families which focused on healthy marriage.
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