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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.
Many States have adopted unique names for their TANF program. The table below shows the name of the program(s) in each State, reported to the Federal government as of September 4, 2002.
State |
TANF Program Name |
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Alabama |
FA (Family Assistance Program) |
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Alaska |
ATAP (Alaska Temporary Assistance Program) |
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Arizona |
EMPOWER (Employing and Moving People Off Welfare and Encouraging Responsibility) |
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Arkansas |
TEA (Transitional Employment Assistance) |
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California |
CALWORKS (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) |
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Colorado |
Colorado Works |
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Connecticut |
JOBS FIRST |
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Delaware |
ABC (A Better Chance) |
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District of Columbia |
TANF |
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Florida |
Welfare Transition Program |
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Georgia |
TANF |
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Guam |
TANF |
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Hawaii |
TANF |
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Idaho |
Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho |
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Illinois |
TANF |
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Indiana |
TANF, cash assistance IMPACT (Indiana Manpower Placement and Comprehensive Training), TANF work program |
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Iowa |
FIP (Family Investment Program) |
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Kansas |
Kansas Works |
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Kentucky |
K-TAP (Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program) |
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Louisiana |
FITAP (Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program), cash assistance FIND Work (Family Independence Work Program), TANF work program |
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Maine |
TANF, cash assistance ASPIRE (Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment), TANF work program |
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Maryland |
FIP (Family Investment Program) |
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Massachusetts |
TAFDC (Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children), cash assistance ESP (Employment Services Program), TANF work program |
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Michigan |
FIP (Family Independence Program) |
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Minnesota |
MFIP (Minnesota Family Investment Program) |
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Mississippi |
TANF |
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Missouri |
Beyond Welfare |
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Montana |
FAIM (Families Achieving Independence in Montana) |
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Nebraska |
Employment First |
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Nevada |
TANF |
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New Hampshire |
FAP (Family Assistance Program), financial aid for work-exempt families NHEP (New Hampshire Employment Program), financial aid for work-mandated families |
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New Jersey |
WFNJ (Work First New Jersey) |
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New Mexico |
NM Works |
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New York |
FA (Family Assistance Program) |
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North Carolina |
Work First |
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North Dakota |
TEEM (Training, Employment, Education Management) |
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Ohio |
OWF (Ohio Works First) |
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Oklahoma |
TANF |
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Oregon |
JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program) |
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Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania TANF |
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Puerto Rico |
TANF |
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Rhode Island |
FIP (Family Independence Program) |
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South Carolina |
Family Independence |
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South Dakota |
TANF |
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Tennessee |
Families First |
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Texas |
Texas Works (Department of Human Services), cash assistance Choices (Texas Workforce Commission), TANF work program |
|
Utah |
FEP (Family Employment Program) |
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Vermont |
ANFC (Aid to Needy Families with Children), cash assistance Reach Up, TANF work program |
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Virgin Islands |
(FIP) Family Improvement Program |
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Virginia |
VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Employment, Not Welfare) |
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Washington |
WorkFirst |
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West Virginia |
West Virginia Works |
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Wisconsin |
W-2 (Wisconsin Works) |
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Wyoming |
POWER (Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibility) |
For a guide to the terminology used to describe various aspects of the TANF program see the TANF Glossary section.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, at:
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa/tnfnames.htm
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