The Effects of Safety Net Programs on Food Insecurity

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The University of Kentucky's Center for Poverty Research released a discussion paper that explores whether the safety net reduces food insecurity for families and children who receive any of the five major safety net programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Medicaid. The results indicated that the various safety net programs do improve food security.
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Combined Date
2012-10-09T20:00:00
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City/County
URL
The Effects of Safety Net Programs on Food Insecurity
Publication Date
2012-10-10

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources for Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting, and Financial Education

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The Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative released a guide that includes an alphabetized list of resources for practitioners to use in topics related to marriage and relationships, fatherhood and parenting, and financial education.

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Combined Date
2009-06-30T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://hmrf.acf.hhs.gov/HMRFTA_Grantee_Portal/?linkServID=73367B88-D5D9-124F-0…
Publication Date
2009-07-01

Paycheck Plus: A New Antipoverty Strategy for Single Adults

Record Description

MDRC released a brief that outlines a project effort that is testing Paycheck Plus, an enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for single, low-income adults with no dependent children in New York City. According to the authors, most EITC benefits go towards families with children, so this initiative focuses efforts on this sub-group. The project just enrolled over 6,000 individuals and will now monitor these individuals for the next several years to assess the effectiveness of the Paycheck Plus supplement on economic well-being, work, and other outcomes.

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Posting Date
Combined Date
2014-04-30T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
http://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/PaycheckPlus.pdf
Publication Date
2014-05-01
Innovative Programs

All Faith Community Services

Mission/Goal of Program

All Faith Community Services is a faith-based, self-help community service organization in Buckeye, Arizona. It is a non-profit, charitable, 501 (c) (3) which receives its funding from private donations, grants and charitable contributions. It is supported by churches, businesses and individuals who want to foster positive change in the community. All Faith provides emergency assistance, such as food, clothing and that to meet basic needs. However, it also provides the impetus, training and resources to get people from poverty to productivity. Through its individualized case management, training and support programs, All Faith takes a self-help approach to encourage individuals to - build work skills - get a job – overcome obstacles and improve their lives as well as those of their families.

Programs/Services Offered

There are a number of support programs offered at All Faith Community Services to address emergency needs: 

The Food Plus program is available to pregnant or post-partum women and children between the ages of one and six who are living in a household at 185% or less of poverty level.  The program also is available to seniors who are 60 or older living at 130% or less of poverty level.  The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is an ancillary food program which provides five food staples a month to low-income individuals.  They also provide Emergency Food & Baby Boxes to individuals and families based on the poverty guidelines.  They also support the community Famers’ Market. 

As part of their "One Stop Shop" All Faith has a number of great partnering agencies. Whether by appointment or walk-in these agencies are able to assist with:

  • SNAP Applications - also best known as "Food Stamp Benefits"
  • AHCCCS Applications - Medical Benefits
  • Senior Medicare/Medicaid Information
  • GED/Tutoring

In addition, STEPS (Skills-Training-Education/ Employment-Program-Services) provides All Faith’s clients with the necessary tools to get them trained and into the workforce.  All Faith’s STEPS program is a 3-month to 2-year program aimed at making sure that clients have the education, training and skills necessary to get them gainfully employed.

Start Date
Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Type of Agency/Organization
Community-based Organization
City
Buckeye
State
Arizona
Geographic Reach
Onesite
Clientele/Population Served
Low income, no income, homeless, displaced workers, welfare-to-work, undocumented clients, those unable to get TANF, etc.
Topics/Subtopics
Asset Building
Financial Literacy and Education
TANF Program Administration
Collaborations and Partnerships
URL
https://afcsaz.com/
Question / Response(s)

Question from Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

Question Text

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in Washington State would like to offer budgeting classes for their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) clients and is looking for various curriculums to review. They would love to hear from anyone who has implemented budgeting programs and what curriculums they have used/recommend.

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July 2013
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OFA Peer TA
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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
State
Washington
Topics/Subtopics
Asset Building
Financial Literacy and Education
Tribal TANF
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Question from Washington State Department of Social & Health Services

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A representative from the Washington State Department of Social & Health Services is seeking strategies to increase opportunities for public assistance recipients to maintain bank accounts with the goal of increasing financial literacy and financial management skills.

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October 2011
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Department of Social & Health Services
State
Washington
Topics/Subtopics
Asset Building
Financial Literacy and Education
TANF Regulatory Codes
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Question from Bethany United Methodist Church

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A representative from Bethany United Methodist Church would like to know if anyone has, or knows of, a financial mentoring program for individuals using Social Service Organizations?

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January 2011
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Bethany United Methodist Church
State
Pennsylvania
Topics/Subtopics
Asset Building
Financial Literacy and Education
TANF Program Administration
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Question from PeerTA

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The Peer TA Network would like to know what States are doing to starting Individual Development Accounts for clients using TANF? What States have working relationships with Assets For Independence grantees?

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December 2007
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ICFI
State
Virginia
Topics/Subtopics
Asset Building
Individual Development Accounts
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Question from Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

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Are there TANF programs that offer/make available micro-enterprise loans to their clients?

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Alaska
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Question from West Virginia DHHR

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Do any States have video materials on the EITC that are played in social services offices?

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June 2005
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West Virginia DHHR
State
West Virginia
Topics/Subtopics
Asset Building
Earned Income Tax Credit
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