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Latest Information From the Network

Our Journey Together: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Youth and the Workforce System (May 2, 2018)

OFA Webinar: Coordinating Services for TANF and Child Welfare Families (April 24, 2018)

2018 Prevention Resource Guide (April 1, 2018)

Systems Work Better Together: Strengthening Public Workforce & Homeless Service Systems Collaboration (March 30, 2018)

Portfolio of Research in Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency: Fiscal Year 2017 (March 30, 2018)

OFA Webinar: Opioid Use Disorder, Treatment, and Barriers to Employment Among TANF Recipients (March 29, 2018)

Better Jobs and Increased Incomes: Integrating SNAP E&T into Career Pathways Programs (March 22, 2018)

ACF Family Room Blog: Rising to the Opioid Challenge (March 22, 2018)

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December 11, 2017

Hawaii Department of Human Services

A representative from Hawaii would like to know what efforts have states who have raised their minimum wage taken to address and/or minimize the “cliff effect”, especially as they transition off. What types of support services are they offering and do they offer any monetary assistance/support/vouchers, etc.?

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December 11, 2017

Hawaii Department of Human Services

A representative from Hawaii would like to know if there any other State TANF programs that offer services or have partnerships that assist/support Runaway Youth or Unaccompanied Youth. If yes, what are the allowable ways to fund these efforts and how have the States met TANF requirements and what types of services are they providing these youth?

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October 5, 2017

Question from Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

A representative from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families would like to know the best practices that states use to monitor their TANF performance contracts. What types of tools do states use to monitor contracts, and do they monitor overall data or conduct detailed reviews of caseloads?

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