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Office of Family Assistance skip to primary page contentTemporary Assistance for Needy Families

 

Names of State TANF Programs

State

Program Name

Alabama

FA (Family Assistance Program)

Alaska

ATAP (Alaska Temporary Assistance Program)

Arizona

EMPOWER (Employing and Moving People Off Welfare and Encouraging Responsibility)

Arkansas

TEA (Transitional Employment Assistance)

California

CALWORKS (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids)

Colorado

Colorado Works

Connecticut

JOBS FIRST

Delaware

ABC (A Better Chance)

Dist. of Col.

TANF

Florida

Welfare Transition Program

Georgia

TANF

Guam

TANF

Hawaii

TANF

Idaho

Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho

Illinois

TANF

Indiana

TANF, cash assistance

IMPACT (Indiana Manpower Placement and Comprehensive Training), TANF work program

Iowa

FIP (Family Investment Program)

Kansas

Kansas Works

Kentucky

K-TAP (Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program)

Louisiana

FITAP (Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program), cash assistance

(STEP) Strategies to Empower People

Maine

TANF, cash assistance

ASPIRE (Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment), TANF work program

Maryland

FIP (Family Investment Program)

Massachusetts

TAFDC (Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children), cash assistance

ESP (Employment Services Program), TANF work program

Michigan

FIP (Family Independence Program)

Minnesota

MFIP (Minnesota Family Investment Program)

Mississippi

TANF

Missouri

Beyond Welfare

Montana

FAIM (Families Achieving Independence in Montana)

Nebraska

Employment First

Nevada

TANF

New Hampshire

FAP (Family Assistance Program), financial aid for work-exempt families

NHEP (New Hampshire Employment Program), financial aid for work-mandated families

New Jersey

WFNJ (Work First New Jersey)

New Mexico

NM Works

New York

FA (Family Assistance Program)

North Carolina

Work First

North Dakota

TEEM (Training, Employment, Education Management)

Ohio

OWF (Ohio Works First)

Oklahoma

TANF

Oregon

JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania TANF

Puerto Rico

TANF

Rhode Island

FIP (Family Independence Program)

South Carolina

Family Independence

South Dakota

TANF

Tennessee

Families First

Texas

Texas Works (Department of Human Services), cash assistance

Choices (Texas Workforce Commission), TANF work program

Utah

FEP (Family Employment Program)

Vermont

ANFC (Aid to Needy Families with Children), cash assistance

Reach Up, TANF work program

Virgin Islands
(FIP) Family Improvement Program

Virginia

VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Employment, Not Welfare)

Washington

WorkFirst

West Virginia

West Virginia Works

Wisconsin

W-2 (Wisconsin Works)

Wyoming

POWER (Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibility)

As of 9/04/2002