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WELFARE RESOURCES FOR YOU

These resources provide information that may be of assistance in implementing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to help welfare recipients and low-income families move from welfare to work and achieve self-sufficiency. For each topic you can click the tabs to:

- Read about innovative programs in the field.

- Submit a question to be answered by your partners from around the country.

- View summaries and other documents regarding past Welfare Peer TA events.

- Read research reports from the field.

Please note that these listings are not comprehensive, rather it is a subset of welfare-related documents. This list does not reflect our endorsement of the organizations, their products, or services.

WELFARE RESOURCES

Collaboration and Partnerships
Organizations - such as employers, non-profits and community and faith-based organizations - can become valuable partners in welfare reform. Learn how you can be a part of agency coordination.
Job Preparation and Employment
Learn about employment strategies such as job creation, attainment, training, retention, advancement and wage progression.
Healthy Families
Learn the role of family formation and stabilization in economic stability.
Challenges to Employment/Special Populations
Find help for those experiencing barriers to employment and self-sufficiency. See welfare reform strategies and programs targeted toward at-risk populations.
High Poverty Areas
See welfare reform strategies and programs targeted towards those in rural, tribal and urban locales.
Low-Income Families
Find help for low-income populations who are financially eligible for, but do not currently receive, TANF. Examples include those who have left TANF due to employment or sanctions.
Program Management
Learn how to address program regulations and funding, etc.
Program Evaluation
See evaluations and research conducted on State TANF-related programs and services.
Service Integration
What is service integration? Learn how you can be a part, and find out about issues such as agency coordination and One-Stop Centers.
Employment Supports/Asset Building
Find resources on TANF support services such as child care, food stamps transportation, and Medicaid. Learn how to help families achieve self-sufficiency through asset building.
Legislation and Policy
See Office of Family Assistance policy resources as well as specific policy information on TANF Reauthorization.
Tribal Related Information
Access Tribal-Specific Resources, Events, Web casts, and Information on Technical Assistance.