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The
Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is located in the United
States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families and oversees the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Program which was created by the Welfare Reform Law of
1996. TANF became effective July 1, 1997, and replaced what was then
commonly known as welfare: Aid to Families with Dependent Children
(AFDC) and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training
(JOBS) programs.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) provides assistance and work opportunities to needy families by
granting states the federal funds and wide flexibility to develop and
implement their own welfare programs.
TANF Essentials:
Welfare
Indicators:
- 2003 Indicators of Welfare
Dependence, the
sixth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through
2000, reflecting changes that have taken place since enactment of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
in August 1996.
Tribal TANF
Management:
Congressional
Testimony:
Healthy
Marriage:
Charitable Choice:
Charitable Choice is a
legislative provision designed to remove unnecessary barriers to the
receipt of certain federal funds by faith-based organizations. The
provision prohibits states from discriminating against religious
organizations when choosing providers under certain federal grant
programs, as long as the programs are implemented in a manner that is
consistent with the First Amendment. While Charitable Choice is designed
to improve access to federal funding for faith-based organizations, it
does not establish a new funding stream dedicated to these groups.
- HHS Center for Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives
The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance
Network provides guidance and instruction to states on promising
practices for moving welfare and low-income families to self-sufficiency.
In addition, the Network provides information to states about TANF program
resources and increases communication among the states about promising
practices. Visit the
Network Other Related Information:
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