Does your State TANF agency utilize card technology to issue supportive services to participants of the TANF work program/welfare to work activities?

What best practices or innovative programs are States and counties implementing relating to transportation assistance for TANF recipients? Are there examples of car-loan, car purchase, or ride share programs being implemented? The State of Virginia would appreciate any information you could provide.

The Rhode Island Rite Works Employment and Retention Services office would like to know how other States have minimized "no shows" for appointments they schedule for clients. Please describe strategies your state has used to get clients into the office and meet scheduled appointment times.

Arizona is considering mandating that some supportive services be issued to participants as incentives for participation for supportive services that are common to all participants, such as, clothing allowances. Are there any other states that are offering any type of support or service to participants as an incentive for continued participation other than monies pertaining to employment retention?

The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance (TA) Network is interested to learn about promising practices regarding what services States are providing to support individuals with developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, or mental health issues in finding and retaining employment. Any answers you could provide would be helpful.

The state of Iowa wants to find out how other States manage large caseloads while dealing with specific and different eligibility requirements/guidelines for Federal programs. How are regulatory differences in resources and income eligibility for TANF, Food Stamps and Medicaid are merged? Please share how you are successful in identifying barriers to providing seamless services.

The State of Iowa would like to know of any States that are currently using any particular assessment tool for TANF participants? Do States have "best practices" or "best assessment tools" that they are willing to share?

Have any states developed a program where they issue monetary bonuses to TANF individuals who retain employment for a designated period of time? If so, please describe the program. Also, please share what you have learned about the effectiveness of such programs, and please share what helped make your program successful and what pitfalls to look out for when developing a program. Thank you!

New Jersey is seeking information on other States' processes/policies for determining temporary or permanent medical exemptions from the TANF work requirement. In other States, who makes the medical exemption determination (i.e., the agency worker or a doctor?)? Also, is there a State review of decisions? Thank you very much for any information you can provide.

Are there any States that have developed videos on the services provided by a child support agency (focusing on both custodial and noncustodial parents) for viewing in the waiting areas of the child support office? If so, would you please provide a brief description of the video content and a contact person with phone/e-mail address for follow-up? Thanks very much.