Welfare Reform/TANF
- Helping Families Achieve Self-Sufficiency: A guide on Funding Services for Children and Families Through TANF
- The President's Welfare Reform Proposal (Working Toward Independence)
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.
HHS Program Office: Office of Financial Assistance/ACF
State TANF Contacts
Additional Resources