Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families - State Programs
Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State programs provide
time-limited assistance to needy families with children to promote
work, responsibility and self-sufficiency. States receive a
block grant to design and operate their TANF programs to accomplish
the purposes of TANF. These are to provide assistance to needy
families with children so that children can be cared for in
their own homes or in the homes of relatives; to end the dependence
of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation,
work and marriage; to prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies;
and to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent
families.
States
have the flexibility to determine eligibility, benefits and
services and to develop their own strategies for achieving program
goals. Cash grants, work opportunities and other services are
provided directly to needy families.
States
and Territories are eligible to apply for TANF block grants.
Contact
Information:
Office
of Family Assistance
370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
Telephone: 202-401-9275
Fax: 202-205-5887
Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/tanf/index.html
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Keywords:
family
resources; employment; training; families and children;
needy families; time-limited assistance; welfare; welfare
reform.
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