Few features of the 1990s welfare reforms have generated as much attention and…
In 1995, the Texas Legislature enacted H. B. 1863, which formed the basis for Texas’ waiver from existing Federal laws governing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The Texas waiver, officially known as the Achieving…
Colorado DHS staff has a working group with a number of external partners that deals with ADA as it relates to TANF clients. State staff have asked me to check to see what other states may be doing in the area of data collection of TANF clients with ADA issues. Colorado is interested in specific data elements that states may use to identify TANF clients with ADA considerations, (what information is collected), how the info is collected, i.e. via automated systems or by other means, and to whom the information is reported or released after it is collected.
Which states have general state 1-800 numbers for TANF services information?
How are other states defining their work activities? Specifically, we would like to hear from states who have their own definition of work activities and how they are defined instead of statutory language.
The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network coordinated a site visit for staff members from the Virgin Islands' Department of Human Services and Department of Labor to collaborate on TANF time limit preparedness strategies and post time limit…
How many states have a General Assistance Program or a State Disability Program?
Which states have authority to pursue enforcement of child support orders against grandparents in cases of minor parents?
The ACF West-Central Hub Family Stabilization Workshop, held September 26 and 27, 2001, in Denver, CO, had three primary themes: Responsible Fatherhood, Faith-based and Community Initiatives, and Marriage and Family Stabilization. The…
Our TANF cases have started to level out during 2001, and now are starting to increase, significantly. Are any of your states having this same increasing problem during 2001? And/or is there a national survey addressing this issue, that is current for 2001 or is it too soon for all the data to be in?