Program Overview

Program/Practice Name: REAP, Rapid Employment Attachment Program

Agency Name: The Women's Center of Tarrant County and Tarrant County Workforce Development Board (TCWDB), d.b.a. Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County under the auspices of the Texas Workforce Commission

Contact Information:

Kay Gollihugh Texas Workforce Commission, Tarrant County (817) 528-0455 Kay.Gollihugh@twc.state.tx.us

Terri Rios Women's Center of Tarrant County (REAP), Director of Employment Solutions 1723 Hemphill Fort Worth, TX 76110 Phone: (817) 927-4050 Fax: (817) 927-0694 trios@womenscenter.info www.womenscenter.info

Type of Program/Practice: REAP assists Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) clients who have had 1 month of work participation noncompliance achieve month 2 compliance and avoid the loss of TANF benefits through job search and job readiness training. The program also assists TANF applicants who have received a full-family sanction to demonstrate cooperation in order to regain their benefits.