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General Information
Application Name LearnFare 
Application Acronym   
State MASSACHUSETTS 
ACF Region Region I 
Federal Program Food Stamp Program 
Profile Last Updated 4/5/2002 19:14:0 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs Public (PA) and Non-Public Assistance (NPA) Food Stamps; Transitional Aid To Families With Dependent Children (TAFDC) 
Responsible Program Agency Department of Transitional Assistance 
Responsible System Agency Department of Transitional Assistance 
Other Contributing Agencies Division of Medical Assistance; Department of Revenue; Department of Employment & Training; Office of Child Care Services; Bureau of Special Investigations 

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational November, 1995 
Functional Description Mandated school attentance is tracked through this school and recipient data base. 
Interfaces Monthly download to PC based notification software; Bridge interface with BEACON Release 2 for school and recipient identification. 
No. of System Users 1684 
No. of Clients Served 31,363 School age children in TAFDC cases 
Certifications/Assessments n/a 
Application Future Plans   
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning none 
Implementation none 
Operations none 
Monitoring none 
Other For Y2K Remediation- Pinkerton Computer Consultants; For IV&V (Y2K)- Farrington Associates 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Other 
Type of Platform Other 
Hardware Platform IBM Enterprise Server; IBM PC 300GL 
Operating System OS/390; MS Windows NT 
Languages Cobol; Lotus Approach 
DBMS VSAM; Lotus Approach 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
unchecked boxAdoption unchecked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
unchecked boxChild Family Services unchecked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp unchecked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
unchecked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services checked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information  School Attendance 

Contact Information
IT Contact
Name James Reen, Assistant Commissioner for MIS 
Address Department of Transitional Assistance
600 Washington Street
Boston    MA    02111  
Telephone 617-348-8404  
Fax 617-348-8575  
Email Jim_Reen@dta.state.ma.us
Website   
Program Contact
Name Cescia Derderian 
Address Department of Transitional Assistance
600 Washington Street
Boston    MA    02111  
Telephone 617-348-8406  
Fax 617-348-5659  
Email Cescia_Derderian@dta.state.ma.us
Website http://www.state.ma.us/dta/ 

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