This brief profiles three work experience programs that engage nearly all work-ready TANF recipients in unpaid work … employment in the paid labor market. TANF recipients are assigned to entry-level jobs at government offices, nonprofit agencies … hourly wage, recipients receive their TANF grant and food stamp benefits in exchange for the hours they work. In addition to …

12 strategies for TANF/WIA coordination that are in use in the study sites and that other locations might choose to …

strategies: (1) new work opportunities for TANF recipients, (2) administrative strategies, (3) TANF policy changes, and (4 …

To address challenges faced by hard-to-employ TANF clients, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, in … 2005. The initiative combined intensive home visitation and life skills education to prepare high-risk TANF clients in …

Federal law permits American Indian tribes to operate TANF programs for their members, an option that entails benefits …

This brief profiles three programs, two statewide and one local, that provide work opportunities to TANF recipients … further their education while reinforcing the emphasis of the TANF program on encouraging recipients to engage in work as …

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies are operating in a challenging post-recession environment, with …