The State Plan is a mandatory statement that states submit to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); it is comprised of an outline describing how the state's TANF program will be administered, as well as…

During “Coaching Supervision – It Begins with YOU! Session Two,” attendees shared reflections from the field to get feedback from each other on new supervision approaches. Accompanying supervision tools to promote coaching were also provided. This…

“Coaching Supervision – It Begins with YOU! Session One” is the first of a two-part series designed to help supervisors hone their supervision skills. In this webinar, attendees were encouraged to explore their leadership style and share coaching…

The Office of Family Assistance hosted a webinar entitled "Building Social Capital for Families on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Other Low-Income Populations: The Important Role of Community-Based and Faith-Based…

This blog post from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discusses the challenges of determining the scope of youth homelessness due to the lack of consistent methodology for defining and counting homeless youth. The post…

These tables provide information about adults and children receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). They include information regarding age, gender, race/ethnicity, etc. Data is also included on Separate State Program (SSP),…

The Office of Family Assistance convened a webinar on November 13, 2018 to introduce two documents – the TANF Introduction Grantee Guide and the TANF SF-424M Grantee Guide – created by an Administration for Children and Families workgroup to…

Recent changes in statutes have required the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to issue a regulation to set standards for data exchange for human service programs including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). This Federal…

Up to 74% of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants report recent experiences of domestic violence, compared to 30% of the general population, according to 2013 data. Survivors are often isolated from family, friends, and…

This Administration for Children and Families (ACF) blog post discusses the “power of work” relative to the nation’s safety net, as well as ACF’s encouragement of state TANF programs to harness this power when striving to improve employment outcomes…