2022 Regions 9 and 10 Virtual Tribal TANF and NEW Technical Assistance Meeting: Strengthening Partnerships Between Tribal TANF and Child Welfare

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance hosted the 2022 Regions IX and X Virtual Tribal TANF and NEW Technical Assistance Meeting on August 23-25, 2022. The Strengthening Partnerships Between Tribal TANF and Child Welfare session was targeted to Tribal TANF programs interested in coordinating programming with Child Welfare, specifically for tribes that did not have a Tribal TANF-Child Welfare (TTCW) grant. It was also applicable for participants that were considering applying for a TTCW grant in the future. Participants learned about resources available for increasing coordination, including the Resource Toolbox for Tribal TANF-Child Welfare Coordination Projects, the Continuous Quality Improvement framework, and the Collaboration Assessment Tool.

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2022-08-24T20:00:00
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2022-08-25
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OFA Regions IX and X 2016 Tribal TANF Meeting

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Tribal TANF Leadership Symposium

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