Are there states that have privatized their public welfare programs, in whole or part?

Can you please provide resources about the possible impact of welfare reform on child abuse and neglect?

How do States handle the issue of criminal background checks for TANF clients? Should the State notify employers sponsoring work activities about clients who have a criminal record? Please provide State contacts if possible.

Which state or sub-state areas have TANF and child support enforcement joined forces to prioritize TANF cases nearing their TANF time limits for IV-D services, i.e. order establishment and enforcement? If so, how did they approach it, and how is it going?

A Region IX TANF program is asking if States are using video administrative hearings. (It appears that they are considering centralizing the hearing process via state video conference centers.) If you are aware of this practice in a state or local jurisdiction, can you please provide a contact name and phone number.

What strategies have states/localities used to partner with community-based organizations serving victims of domestic violence?

Does anyone have information on studies and/or programs specific to the service deliverables pertaining to the 'Child Only' (OTG) caseload?

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.