Program Description
The Successful Families Program has services for low income
families including the following: - Cash assistance, also known as Temporary
Assistance for Families (TAF) - Social services designed to strengthen
families and remove barriers to economic independence, including case
management and support services and employment services to help families get
a job - Support services for work, training, work activities, and education.
The program helps families increase their skills, build on their strengths,
and keep children in their homes. To receive help from Successful Families,
a family must have at least one child in the home under the age of 18. The
child may also be an unborn baby. The child may live with a parent or a
relative. The child may also live with a person named by a court to take
care of the child, such as a guardian, conservator, or custodian. Adults
under the age of 60 must do one of the following in order to receive cash
assistance for their family: - Work or be in work activities - Be in
programs to help reduce barriers to work - Take care of a child under 12
months of age - Take care of a disabled household member. Families may get
cash assistance while they look for work as long as they meet program
requirements. This includes cooperating with Child Support Program
requirements. Families can only get TAF for 60 months in a lifetime.
Families who get TAF also get medical benefits and may get childcare. Cash
benefit levels depend upon the family's income. The benefit level also
depends on the county where the family lives. Families may receive support
services while they are getting cash assistance and also for a year after
they quit getting cash assistance. Contact us today to learn more about the
Successful Families Program.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a
resident of Kansas, either pregnant or responsible for a child under 19
years of age, a US national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident,
have low or very low income, and be either under-employed (working for very
low wages), unemployed or about to become unemployed.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
If you have questions or need more information, send an E-mail
to:
baas@srskansas.org
Or call toll-free at:
888-369-4777
To complete an on-line self-assessment to determine if you might be
eligible for benefits, or to apply on-line, visit out Web site at and click
on the "Apply for Services" button:
http://www.srskansas.org
To download a printable Combined Application (in PDF) for cash,
food and medical assistance, click here:
http://www.srskansas.org/KEESM/Forms/formlist.htm
To find the Social and Rehabilitation Office nearest you, click
here:
http://www.srskansas.org/locations.htm
Managing Agency
Kansas
http://www.kansas.gov/index.php
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