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support your family

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Work Experience

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Education and Training

Child Care

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Child Support

DCS will help collect child support for your children.

When you go off TANF, you keep your child support.

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An adult can only receive 60 months (5 years) of TANF in their lifetime.

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Work Pays!!

A 3-person TANF grant: $521 ($3.03/hr)

25 hours a week at $9.47: $1018.03

40 hours a week at $9.47: $1628.84

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Expectations

You have to do your part.

You will be expected to prepare for work or look for work as close

to fulltime as possible.

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Requirements

Complete a Comprehensive Evaluation

Develop an Individual Responsibility Plan (IRP)

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WorkFirst Sanction

3-person grant = $521

3-person grant in Sanction = $312

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Barriers

Is something keeping you from being able to work?

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Family Violence

Information about family violence is available in your folder.

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Childcare

We can help you pay for childcare to work, look for work or go to school

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Support Services

We can help with some of the expenses you need to become independent:

Gas Work clothes Tools for work

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Life After TANF

TFA - up to $511 (Family of 3)Basic Food

Child Care Assistance Medical Assistance

Child SupportEarned Income Tax Credit

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Other Options

Diversion Cash AssistanceBasic Food Employment & Training

Health Care Housing & Energy Assistance

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Questions?