Help for Families
Looking for help for yourself or your family? Select your state or territory from the list below for local TANF and Tribal TANF help.
For specific Tribal TANF explore the links below or view our list of Program Contacts.
Help in Alabama
Alabama Family Assistance Program
General Information:
(334) 242-1310
State Office:
Department of Human Resources
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4000
(334) 242-1160
Help in Alaska
Alaska Temporary Assistance Program
General Information:
(800) 478-3551
State Office:
Department of Health and Social Services
350 Main Street Room 404
PO Box 110601
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
(907) 465-3030
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Association of Village Council Presidents
Pouch 219
Bethel, AK 99518
(907) 543-7401
Bristol Bay Native Association
P.O. Box 310 Dillingham, AK 99576
(907) 842-6120
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.
3600 San Jeronimo Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 793-3323
Kodiak Area Native Association
3449 E. Rezanof Drive
Kodiak, AK 99615
(907) 486-1393
Maniilaq Association
P.O. Box 256
Kotzebue, AK 99752
(907) 442-7665
Tanana Chiefs Conference
122 First Avenue Suite 600
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 452 8251 x3390
Tlingit and Haida
320 W. Willoughby Avenue #300
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 463-7157
Help in Arizona
Arizona Employing and Moving People Off Welfare and Encouraging Responsibility (EMPOWER) Program
General Information:
(602) 542-3596
State Office:
Department of Economic Security
PO Box 6123 Site Code 010A
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 542-5678
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Hopi Tribe
P.O. Box 68, Second
Mesa, AZ 86043
(928) 734-2202
Navajo Nation
P.O. Box 4590
Window Rock, AZ
(928) 810-8552
Pascua Yaqui
7474 S. Camino de Oeste
Tucson, AZ 85757
(520) 879-5645
Salt River - Pima Maricopa
10005 E. Osborne Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85356
(480) 362-5659
San Carlos Apache Tribe
P.O. Box 871
Perdot, AZ 85542
(928) 475-5011
White Mountain Apache Tribe
P.O. Box 1150
White River, AZ 85941
(928) 338-4164
Help in Arkansas
Arkansas Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA)
General Information:
(800) 482-8988
State Office:
Department of Workforce Services
#2 Capitol Mall
P.O. Box 2981
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-3101
Help in California
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
CALWORKS (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids)
General Information:
(916) 657-3546
State Office:
Health and Human Services Agency
1600 9th Street Suite 460
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-3454
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
CTTP/Robinson Rancheria
P.O. Box 988
Nice, CA 95464
(707)262-4402
Graton Rancheria
6400 Redwood Drive, Suite 104
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707) 586-6100
Hoopa Valley
P.O. Box 1348
Hoopa, CA 95546
(530) 625-4816
Karuk Tribe
P.O. Box 1016
Happy Camp, CA
(530) 493-1600
Morongo Band
P.O. Box 1268
Banning, CA 92220
(951) 755-5178
North Fork Rancheria
P.O. Box 929
North Fork, CA 93643
(559) 877-2027
Owens Valley Career Development Center
P.O. Box 1467
Bishop, CA 93515
(760) 873-5107
Pechanga
510 16th Street 302
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 835-3020
Round Valley Indian Tribes
P.O. Box 448
Covelo, CA 95428
(707) 983-6126
Scotts Valley
1465 Enea Circle, Building D Suite 700
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 771-8207
Shingle Springs Rancheria
5281 Honpie Road
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 698-1433
Soboba Band
1405 Spruce Street Suite A
Riverside, CA 92507
(951) 300-1682
Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association
P.O. Box 1470
Valley Center, CA 92082
(760) 742-8600
Torres Martinez
P.O. Box 1160
Thermal, CA 92274
(760) 397-8147
Yurok Tribe
P.O. Box 1027
Klamath, CA 95548
(707) 482-1350
Help in Colorado
Colorado Works
General Information:
(303) 866-5700
State Office:
Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street 8th floor
Denver, CO 80203-1714
(303) 866-3475
Help in Connecticut
Connecticut JOBS FIRST
General Information:
(800) 842-1508
State Office:
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5033
(860) 424-5053
Help in Delaware
Delaware A Better Chance Program
ABC (A Better Chance)
General Information:
(302) 255-9500
State Office:
Health and Social Services
Herman M. Holloway Sr. Campus Main Administration Building First Floor
1901 N. DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-9040
Help in District Of Columbia
District of Columbia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
General Information:
(202) 724-5506
State Office:
Department of Human Services
6th Floor
64 New York Avenue N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 671-4200
Help in Florida
Florida Welfare Transition Program
General Information:
(866) 762-2237
State Office:
Department of Children and Families
1317 Winewood Boulevard Bldg. 1 Room 202
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 487-1111
Help in Georgia
Georgia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
General Information:
(800) 869-1150
State Office:
Department of Human Services
2 Peachtree Street NW Suite 29-250
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 463-3390
Help in Guam
Guam Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
General Information:
(671) 735-7101
State Office:
Department of Public Health and Social Services
123 Chalan Kareta Route 10
Mangilao, GU 96913
(671) 735-7101
Help in Hawaii
Hawaii Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
General Information:
808-981-2754
State Office:
Department of Human Services
PO Box 339
1390 Miller Street RM 209
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-4997
Help in Idaho
Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho
General Information:
(208) 334-5818
State Office:
Department of Health and Welfare
PO Box 83720
450 West State Street 10th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5500
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Coeur d'Alene
P.O. Box 408
Plummer, ID 83852-04082
(208) 686 5621
Nez Perce
P.O. Box 365
Lapwai, ID 83540
(208) 843-2464
Shoshone - Bannock
P.O. Box 306
Fort Hall, ID 83203
(208) 478-3767
Help in Illinois
Illinois Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
General Information:
(217) 785-3300
State Office:
Department of Human Services
100 South Grand Avenue East
3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62762
(217) 557-1601
Help in Indiana
Indiana Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TANF, cash assistance, IMPACT (Indiana Manpower Placement and Comprehensive Training), TANF work program
General Information:
(800) 446-1993
State Office:
Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street Room W-461
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-4690
Help in Iowa
Iowa Family Investment Program (FIP)
General Information:
(800) 972-2017
State Office:
Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building
1305 E. Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5454
Help in Kansas
Kansas Works
General Information:
(785) 296-3959
State Office:
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Docking State Office Building 6th floor
915 SW Harrison
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3271
Help in Kentucky
Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP)
General Information:
(502) 564-3556
State Office:
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
275 East Main Street 5W-A
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7042
Help in Louisiana
Louisiana Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP)
FITAP (Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program), cash assistance, (STEP) Strategies to Empower People
General Information:
(225) 342-3947
State Office:
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 3776
627 N Fourth Street 8th FL
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 342-0286
Help in Maine
Maine Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TANF, cash assistance, ASPIRE (Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment), TANF work program
General Information:
(207) 287-3707
State Office:
Department of Health and Human Services
221 State Street
State House Station #11
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3707
Help in Maryland
Maryland Family Investment Program (FIP)
General Information:
(800) 332-6347
State Office:
Department of Human Resources
Saratoga State Center
311 West Saratoga Street 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-5975
Help in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Family Assistance
TAFDC (Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children), cash assistance
ESP (Employment Services Program), TANF work program
General Information:
(800) 249-2007
State Office:
Department of Transitional Assistance
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 348-8410
Help in Michigan
Michigan Family Independence Program (FIP)
General Information:
(517) 241-7945
State Office:
Department of Human Services
235 S. Grand Avenue
PO Box 30037
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2000
Help in Minnesota
Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
General Information:
(800) 657-3739
State Office:
Department of Human Services
540 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 431-2907
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs:
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
43408 Oodena Drive
Onamia, Minnesota
(320)532-7556
Help in Mississippi
Mississippi Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
General Information:
(800) 948-4060
State Office:
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 352
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-4757
Help in Missouri
Missouri Beyond Welfare Program
General Information:
(573) 751-3221
State Office:
Department of Social Services
PO Box 1527
Broadway State Office Building
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1527
(573) 751-4815
Help in Montana
Families Achieving Independence in Montana (FAIM)
General Information:
(406) 444-1917
State Office:
Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 North Sanders
Room 301
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-5622
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Blackfeet Tribe
Blackfeet Manpower Program
P.O. Box 1090
Browning, MT 59417
(406) 338-2111
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation
Chippewa Cree Tribal TANF
RR1 Box 544
Box Elder, MT 59521
(406) 395-5814
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Human Resource Development Department
P.O. Box 278
Pablo, MT 59855
(406) 675-2700
Fort Belknap Indian Community Council
477 Program, RR #1 Box 66
Fort Belknap Agency
Harlem, MT 59526
(406) 353-2976
Help in Nebraska
Nebraska Employment First
General Information:
(800) 685-5456
State Office:
Department of Health and Human Services
Nebraska State Office Building 3rd Floor
301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
(402) 471-9433
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Santee Sioux Nation
108 Spirit Lake West
Niobrara, NE 68760-7219
(402) 857-2380
Winnebago Tribe
P.O. Box 771
Winnebago, NE 68071
(402) 878-2447
Help in Nevada
Nevada Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
General Information:
(800) 992-0900
State Office:
Department of Health and Human Services
4126 Technology Way Room 100
Carson City, NV 89706-2009
(775) 684-4000
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs:
Washoe Tribe
919 HWY 395 South
Gardnerville, NV 89410
(775)782-6320
Help in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Family Assistance
FAP (Family Assistance Program), financial aid for work-exempt families
NHEP (New Hampshire Employment Program), financial aid for work-mandated families
General Information:
(800) 852-3345 x4238
State Office:
Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3857
(603) 271-4331
Help in New Jersey
Work First New Jersey (WFNJ)
General Information:
(800) 792-9773
State Office:
Department of Human Services
Office of the Commissioner 222 South Warren Street
PO Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-3717
Help in New Mexico
New Mexico Works Program
General Information:
(888) 473-3676
State Office:
Human Services Department
PO Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348
(505) 827-7750
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
Pueblo of Zuni
P. O. Box 339
Zuni, NM 87327
(505) 782-7181
Help in New York
New York Family Assistance Program
General Information:
(800) 342-3009
State Office:
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
40 North Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12243-0001
(518) 474-4152
Help in North Carolina
North Carolina Work First
General Information:
(800) 662-7030
State Office:
Department of Health and Human Services
101 Blair Drive
Raleigh, NC 27626
(919) 733-4534
Help in North Dakota
North Dakota Training, Employment, Education Management (TEEM)
General Information:
(800) 768-5700
State Office:
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1520
1535 Confederate Ave Rm 603
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
(803) 898-7360
Help in Ohio
Ohio Works First (OWF)
General Information:
(614) 466-6282
State Office:
Department of Job and Family Services
State Office Tower 32nd Floor
30 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3414
(614) 466-6283
Help in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
General Information:
(866) 411-1877
State Office:
Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405) 521-3646
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Muscogee Creek Nation
P. O. Box 580
Okmulgee, OK 74447
(918) 732-7986
Osage Nation
86 CR 5400
Hominy, OK 74035
(918) 287-5326
Help in Oregon
Oregon Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS)
General Information:
(503) 945-5600
State Office:
Department of Human Services
500 Summer Street NE
E-62
Salem, OR 97301-1097
(503) 945-7001
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
(541) 444-2532 ext 1220
Klamath Tribes
P.O. Box 436
Chiloquin, OR 97624
(541) 783-2219 ext 131
Help in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
General Information:
(800) 692-7462
State Office:
Department of Public Welfare
Room 333
Health and Welfare Building P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
(717) 787-2600
Help in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
General Information:
(787) 289-7600
State Office:
Department of the Family
PO Box 11398
San Juan, PR 00910-1398
(787) 294-0738
Help in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Family Independence Program (FIP)
General Information:
(401) 462-2423
State Office:
Executive Office of Human Services
Louis Pasteur Bldg. #57
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-5374
Help in South Carolina
South Carolina Family Independence Program
General Information:
(800) 768-5700
State Office:
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1520
1535 Confederate Ave Rm 603
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
(803) 898-7360
Help in South Dakota
South Dakota Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
General Information:
(605) 773-4678
State Office:
Department of Social Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
(605) 773-3165
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
Sisseton - Wahpeton Oyate
Employment and Training
Box 509
Agency Village, SD 57262
(605) 698-4400
Help in Tennessee
Tennessee Families First
General Information:
(866) 311-4287
State Office:
Department of Human Services
400 Deaderick Street 15th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1403
(615) 313-4702
Help in Texas
Texas Family Assistance
Texas Works (Department of Human Services), cash assistance
Choices (Texas Workforce Commission), TANF work program
General Information:
(877) 787-8999
State Office:
Workforce Commission
101 E. 15th Street
Austin, TX 78778-0001
(512) 463-2800
State Office:
Health and Human Services Commission
P.O. Box 13247
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 424-6502
Help in Utah
Utah Family Employment Program
General Information:
(801) 526-9675
State Office:
Department of Workforce Services
140 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 526-9210
Help in Vermont
Vermont Family Assistance
ANFC (Aid to Needy Families with Children), cash assistance
Reach Up, TANF work program
General Information:
(800) 287-0589
State Office:
Department for Children and Families
Agency of Human Services
5 North 103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05676-5920
(802) 241-1942
Help in Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Family Improvement Program (FIP)
General Information:
(340) 774-7125
State Office:
Department of Human Services
Knud Hansen Complex
1303 Hospital Ground
Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802
(340) 773-2980 St. Croix
(340) 774-1166 St. Thomas
Help in Virginia
Virginia Initiative for Employment, Not Welfare (VIEW)
General Information:
(804) 726-7385
State Office:
The Patrick Henry Building
1111 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-7765
State Office:
Department of Social Services
801 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 726-7011
Help in Washington
Washington WorkFirst Program
General Information:
(360) 413-3200
State Office:
Department of Social and Health Services
PO Box 45010
14th and Jefferson Street office Building 2
Olympia, WA 98504-5010
(360) 902-7800
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
P.O. Box 150
Nespelem, WA 99155
(509)634-2621
Lower Elwha Tribe
3080 Lower Elwha Road
Port Angeles, WA 98363
(360) 452-8471 ext 237
Lummi Nation
2616 Kwina Drive
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 384-7108
Nooksack Indian Tribe
5048 Mt. Baker Highway
P.O. Box 157
Deming, WA 98244
(360) 592-0135
Port Gamble S'Klallam
31912 Little Boston Road NE
Kingston, WA 98346
(360) 297-9629
Quileute Indian Tribe
P.O. Box 277
Push, WA 98350
(360) 374-0336
Quinault Indian Tribe
P.O. Box 189
Taholah, WA 98587
(360) 276-8215 ext 488
Spokane
P.O. Box 100
Wellpinit, WA 99040
(509) 533-1360
Tulalip Tribes
6406 Marine Drive
Tulalip, WA 98271
(360) 716-4889
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
25944 Community Plaza Way
Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
(360) 854-7090 ext 7020
South Puget Inter-Tribal
Planning Agency
3104 SE Olympic Highway
Shelton, WA 98584
(360) 462-3236
Help in West Virginia
West Virginia Works Program
General Information:
(800) 642-8589
State Office:
Bureau for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Resources
One Davis Square Suite 100E
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-0684
State Office:
Bureau of Children and Families Department of Health and Human Resources
350 Capitol Street RM 730
Charleston, WV 25301-3711
(304) 558-0628
Help in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program
General Information:
(608) 266-6886
State Office:
Department of Children and Families
201 E. Washington Avenue 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53707-7935
(608) 267-3905
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
P.O. Box 55
Odana, WI 54861
(715) 682-7127
Forest County Potawatomi Community
P.O. Box 340
Crandon, WI 54520
(715) 478-7206
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
P.O. Box 67
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54533
(715) 588-4235
Menominee Indian Tribe
P.O. Box 910
Keshena, WI 54135
(715) 799-4470
Oneida Tribe
P.O. Box 365
Oneida, WI 54155
(920) 490-3777
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
88385 Pike Road Highway 13
Bayfield, WI 54814
(715) 779-3706
Sokaogon Chippewa Community
10808 Sokaogon Drive
Crandonm WI 54520
(715) 478-3265
Stockbridge-Munsee Community
P.O. Box 70
N8705 Mohheconnuck Road
Bowler WI, 54416
(715) 793-4885
Help in Wyoming
Wyoming Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibility (POWER)
General Information:
(307) 777-6313
State Office:
Department of Family Services
Hathaway Building
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490
(307) 885-9883
Some tribes and groups of tribes operate their own TANF programs.
The following is the list of those programs:
Northern Arapaho Tribe of the
Wind River Indian Reservation
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 6130
Riverton, WY 82501
(303) 857-2436
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
P.O. Box 1210
Fort Washakie, WY 82514
(307) 332-8052