This program provides a variety of financial assistance, including:

• General Assistance: The program provides some financial assistance to help pay for shelter, utilities, food and clothing costs during the months when there are few employment opportunities. 
• Burial Assistance: Burial assistance provides financial assistance to help with funeral costs up to $2,500.00 which $400 can be used for potlatch supplies.
• Emergency Assistance: Emergency assistance provides $1000 per household in the event that someone’s home has been damaged by flood or fire.

Each year, TCC organizes a region-wide event that TCC calls GILA "(Let's GO!)," which brings all of TCC's TANF participants together to one location in Fairbanks for employment workshops and resume updates, and to participate in a job fair in a motivational and exciting atmosphere. Though this is expensive, most participants leave the "GILA" with subsidized employment. The "GILA" is financed by program cost savings throughout the year. Additionally, TCC maintains a good working relationship with the State. The programs work together to co-train staff from each organization. Additional support for TANF participants who earn subsidized employment occurs through deployment of contracted Job Coaches who motivate and mentor participants.

TCC helps many participants find employment, some full-time and some seasonal. Even if a participant is employed seasonally, TCC creates a financial boost for their family. If TCC helps participants find seasonal employment for three months, the program saves money by not spending it on cash assistance for those three months. The cost savings are used to provide an expanded level of supportive services and to finance the subsidized employment aspect of the program.

The LINCWorks initiative provides TANF participants with help on the path from welfare to skills and work. Services provided by LINCWorks include placement in countable work activity, ongoing case management, assistance with transportation and work-related expenses, and referral to partner organizations for job training, employment placement, childcare, warrant relief, trauma counseling and education assistance. LINCWorks also refers clients to services offered at more than 60 LINC Caring Communities sites. Through the Caring Communities initiative, LINC places a site coordinator at a school or neighborhood site to work with parents, neighbors and school staff to develop services in support of children, parents and neighborhoods. Services range from afterschool programs to emergency assistance to financial literacy and more. Specific services vary from site to site and are based on need as determined by citizen-led site councils. Because LINC Caring Communities sites are located primarily at schools in low-income neighborhoods, there is a significant number of LINCWorks clients with children who attend those schools. LINCWorks case managers and LINC Caring Communities site coordinators can work together to ensure TANF participants are able to access the full array of services on offer.

LINC improves client access to and quality of childcare through two early childhood education initiatives. The LINC Educare initiative provides childcare provider training on child development, safety, first aid, business development and other topics. The LINC Subsidy Services initiative provides registered childcare providers with payment agreements, payment processing and technical assistance. Collecting, converting, and disseminating data to the community also drives much of LINC's work. LINC develops data systems to monitor performance and progress, case manager efficiency, and outcomes of participants and the organization. Ensuring that information is useful and easy to comprehend and holding individuals accountable for the work they do with this data, are critical components of LINC's operations.

TANF recipients that are SEE participants can earn standard industry wages and receive the same benefits as other employees in a similar position, such as paid vacation and sick leave. SEE reimburses participating private employers for the SEE participant's wages at a rate equal to the state minimum wage plus $.50 for each additional $1.00 per hour paid over the minimum wage, and 14% of the total subsidized wages to cover training and employment related expenses, such as Unemployment Insurance, Workers Compensation and FICA. The SEE Hawaii Work “Graduates”; those who complete the reimbursement period have a 82.5% success rate of being retained by their employer.

The program included several wrap-around and supportive services focused on engagement and work experience for these eligible TANF participants including: a five-month transitional job, clinical case management, life skills development, transportation assistance, childcare referral, payment for work related expenses, short term skills training, and substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental health intervention. More than 80 area employers were recruited to participate providing thousands of hours in donated on-the-job-training.

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.

Faith Connections is often a service to individuals unable to access assistance from DSS. The program has provided individuals with computers donated by a local organization, clothing items, cars, car repairs and financial assistance averaging 100 to 150 dollars. In addition, pastors provide counseling services and link recipients to local churches while strengthening the faith-based community in the Wilson area.

Since the program initially began through March 2010, 70 partnering churches/non-profits have participated in Faith Connections. The program has received national recognition and is part of a research project by the Charitable Choice Institute at the State University in New York.

The Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services operates two Community Resource Centers (CRC) to provide low-income county residents with access to a range of programs and services. The CRCs are located in our Annapolis and Glen Burnie offices and provide One-Stop services to low-income county residents. The CRCs experience approximately 7,000 visits each month from county residents. The majority of these customers are applying for government benefits, including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Medicaid. However, a significant number also come into the CRC to access services from one of our numerous partners who are co-located within the CRC. Partners who provide services on site include:

• Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation – AAWDC provides access to the Maryland Workforce Exchange and links job seekers with training opportunities and job vacancies. Primary Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services provided in the CRC focus on targeted populations including veterans, ex-offenders and low-skilled adults.
• The Literacy Council of Anne Arundel County – provides adult literacy services to county residents through volunteer tutors. Visitors to the CRC may meet with a Literacy coordinator who can assess the individual’s needs and match the person with an available literacy tutor.
• Health Choice – assists recipients of Medical Assistance to enroll in an approved Managed Care Organization to receive medical services. 
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitative Services – assists county residents with disabilities by providing comprehensive assessments, access to training and employment supports.
• Anne Arundel Community Action Partnership – conducts outreach and provides information regarding Head Start services available to county residents. Head Start enrollment services are provided directly in the CRC. The Community Action Partnership is also the county’s provider of Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program services.
• Organization of Hispanic/Latin Americans of Anne Arundel County – provides information regarding health, employment, housing, immigration and legal services to Hispanic county residents.
• YWCA of Anne Arundel County – provides domestic violence counseling services and referrals.
• Family Support Center – provides holistic services on site to parents with children under three years of age. Services include GED and Adult Basic Education classes, After-School services and homework assistance, summer youth programs, support groups, Young Fathers and Responsible Parent Employment Network services for non-custodial parents, on-site child care services and case management services.
• Jobs Work! Arundel (JWA) – provides specialized workforce development services for families receiving TANF benefits. JWA enrolls TANF recipients and delivers Career Corner, a three-week job readiness workshop. Upon completion of Career Corner, TANF recipients then move into the Placement Phase where they are engaged in employment with jobs developed by JWA staff or into Work Experience Internships and/or training and education activities.
• Kinship Navigator Services –provides information, referral and limited case management services to Kinship Caregivers in the county. The Navigator also runs support groups on a regular basis for these Kinship Caregivers and coordinates with the county’s public schools Pupil Personnel Service and the county’s Department of Aging, among others.

Mentors join hands with an individual or family for one year, helping them make the very difficult transition to financial stability.  Each mentor provides a broad range of support including budgeting, job preparation, decision making, emotional support, parenting advice and goal setting.  Mentors support a family by helping them set goals and create plans to attain those goals. In addition, mentors provide assistance with problem solving, connection to community resources, decision making, money management, parenting issues, and emotional support. They are closely involved in the lives of their clients.

Financial Literacy: classes help students identify ways to better manage their money, reduce expenses, save for emergencies and improve their self-advocacy skills in a fun and interactive setting. Using the FDIC “Money Smart” curriculum and class role play activities, the students learn basic steps for creating a household budget, choosing and using banking resources, identifying borrowing risks and benefits, improving credit and saving for financial goals. All students receive a “budget box” which is a portable file with tools to help them create a budget and manage their financial records and bills.

Financial Coaching: Pathfinders provides financial coaching to help low and moderate income people attain financial stability. Financial Coaching builds on financial (education/management) skills to address personal needs for improving financial behaviors. Each client-driven session is led by a volunteer Coach with training in budgeting, banking and borrowing, and credit.