Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Size of the Population Eligible for and Receiving Cash Assistance

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When the Aid to Families with Dependent Children legislation was replaced with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in 1996, the following years saw a decrease in the number of families receiving cash assistance. In this report from the Congressional Research Service, TANF caseload numbers over time are examined and trends in child poverty are highlighted.
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2017-01-02T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44724.pdf
Publication Date
2017-01-03

OFA Webinar: Strengthening Success through Coordinated Mental Health and Substance Use Services for TANF Participants

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An interactive webinar Strengthening Success through Coordinated Mental Health and Substance Use Services for TANF Participants was held on May 30, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST; during the webinar, TANF programs shared how they support participants in addressing mental health and substance use challenges. This webinar included an in-depth look into how the featured programs have developed partnerships with mental health and substance use providers and how they ensure continuous support of TANF participants through ongoing collaboration.

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2017-05-30T09:00:00
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City/County
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MH & SU Srvcs for TANF Parts Webinar YouTube Video
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2017-05-30
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Cycle of Risk: The Intersection of Poverty, Violence, and Trauma

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In this edition of the Social IMPACT Research Center at Heartland Alliance’s annual poverty report, the research team analyzes the ways in which poverty, violence, and trauma are interrelated in Illinois. The report finds that poverty and violence often have the same root causes, and unaddressed trauma in communities that experience poverty and violence serves to exacerbate both of these social issues.
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2017-02-28T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
https://www.acesconnection.com/g/state-aces-action-group/blog/cycle-of-risk-the…
Publication Date
2017-03-01
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Question from Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal TANF Program

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Date
May 2017
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal TANF
State
California
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Employment
Assessment
TANF Program Administration
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Integrating Trauma-Responsive Services Into Programs for Youth

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation hosted this webinar in October 2016; the webinar recording is available online. The webinar is part of a series discussing lessons learned from the Foundation’s Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) initiative, which is working with youth, especially those who have been justice system involved, homeless, or in the child welfare system, to address the challenges that make it difficult for them to achieve degrees or maintain jobs. LEAP sites have aimed to make their services responsive to youth who have experienced trauma, since research shows that suffering extreme stress and adverse experiences in childhood can impair physical development in ways that have long-term consequences. On the webinar, three LEAP sites discussed how they have made their services trauma-responsive.
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2016-09-30T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
http://www.aecf.org/blog/integrating-trauma-responsive-services-into-programs-f…
Publication Date
2016-10-01
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Economic Stability after Leaving Welfare

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This research brief from the University of Maryland School of Social Work attempts to characterize former clients of Maryland’s Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) program who have left TCA and been able to make gains toward self-sufficiency. In acknowledgement that sustaining self-sufficiency is hard for many TCA leavers, the brief compares the characteristics of more and less self-sufficient families, both demographic and regional, and also compares the TCA involvement histories of successful leavers versus the histories of clients that are struggling with economic stability. Researchers also study the work histories of economically stable leavers and the industries in which they work. The goal of this brief is to provide information that may lead to strategies for improving family self-sufficiency after leaving the welfare system.
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2016-11-30T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
http://www.familywelfare.umaryland.edu/reports1/economic_stability.pdf
Publication Date
2016-12-01
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Housing and Housing Finance

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Housing and Housing Finance is a research focus of the Urban Institute. On this webpage there are links to various resources related to housing, such as Affordability, Credit Availability, Homelessness, and Multifamily Housing. Researchers at Urban analyze housing market trends as well as the efficacy of housing assistance programs to provide current information about the impacts of housing policy and finance to both policymakers and the public.
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2016-12-31T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
http://www.urban.org/research-area/housing-and-housing-finance
Publication Date
2017-01-01
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TAACCCT Sustainability Toolkit

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The Department of Labor-funded Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants aim to build the capacity of community colleges to develop and run training programs that lead to career pathways and future workforce success for participants. This toolkit discusses program sustainability, with practical strategies that programs can use to sustain elements of TAACCCT after the grant funding ends. Also discussed is the concept of sustainability planning, including worksheets to assist programs in developing an individualized sustainability plan.
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2017-01-31T19:00:00
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City/County
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https://taaccct.workforcegps.org/resources/2016/07/25/13/22/Resource_TAACCCTSus…
Publication Date
2017-02-01

Portfolio of Research in Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency 2016

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In this portfolio, the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) summarizes the work funded by their Division of Economic Independence in the field of welfare and family self-sufficiency in fiscal year (FY) 2016. OPRE funds both research and evaluation efforts, as well as efforts to circulate recent research, across five areas within this topic: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Employment and the Labor Market, Education and Training, Behavioral Science, and Cross-Cutting and Other Safety Net Research. In addition to reviewing FY 2016 work, the portfolio identifies key findings from several of these OPRE efforts.
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2017-01-31T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/portfolio-of-research-in-welfare-and-fami…
Publication Date
2017-02-01
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Rescheduled OFA Webinar: TANF and LIHEAP Coordination

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The Office of Family Assistance will host a webinar on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) coordination. In this facilitated webinar, presenters will provide an overview of the structure of the LIHEAP block grant and the flexibility afforded to states in its administration and opportunities for coordination with TANF. Presenters from the states of Michigan and Pennsylvania will also discuss examples of different approaches to LIHEAP coordination with TANF and other supplemental funding streams, to maximize the reach of energy assistance to families in need.

This webinar has been rescheduled. An email alert will be sent when a new date is confirmed.

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2017-02-27T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2017-02-28