Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF)

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It was during the Great Depression when families were affected the most by poverty and the market system failed. During the war, poverty aroused because women lost their husbands due to the war and they were left to take care of their families with no form of assistance. Therefore, they had to do whatever they could to survive. In my opinion and from doing research, it is my belief that this was a stem on how the TANF program was started (Segal, 2010). I chose this do this paper because it outlines very important information and laws that apply to the TANF program and how it was formed. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is part of the American welfare system, and is intended to get assets into the hands of unfortunate families …show more content…

It is a cash assistance program, along with food stamps, Medicaid, Chip (a form of insurance), child care, and child support. But due to different states, there may be certain requirements that differ from state to state for receiving these benefits. TANF takes the form of a block grant which is provided to different states. Each state controls how to use the money individually, meeting certain federal requirements. The funds provided in TANF grants must be provided directly to poor families, used to support work and learning, encourage family arrangement, or be used to encourage two parent families which the government believes can better support children. 36% of TANF funds are used directly to provide cash assistance to needy families. 24% are used for “further services,” a sunshade label which includes family planning and some back to work programs, while 18% is used to provide childcare. Systems and administration take up 12% of the overall budget, while extra work support and employment programs use 8%. The remaining 2% is used for transportation …show more content…

Another goal is the prevent program fraud and abuse. Other goals are to preserve families by encouraging marriage, find and maintain gainful employment, provide quality child care service and reduce behaviors and environments that place your family at risk (http://www.acf.hhs.gov). One sub-goal is to improve the lives of all Mississippians who are receiving TANF. A series of regional hearings was held during March and April 2000 to hear the public’s opinion on the situation and benefits of TANF to them most of the public agreed with the terms of the condition of receiving TANF (http://www.acf.hhs.gov). Power

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