Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Free weatherization available for low-income families (Telluride Daily Planet)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:24 GMT

For those struggling to keep financially afloat, the monthly energy bill can be a painful thing to open — especially in the wintertime.

New Report: States Well-Position to Have Automatic Voter Registration at ... - Common Dreams (press release)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:10 GMT

New Report: States Well-Position to Have Automatic Voter Registration at ...
Common Dreams (press release)
"State databases of individuals receiving public assistance benefits--including SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), ...

DSS holds job fair for 'Opportunity Project' positions (WCNC Charlotte)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:29 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services is holding a job fair Saturday for jobs that are funded by stimulus money. The Opportunity Project will provide 500 temporary jobs to eligible, job-ready residents in Mecklenburg County. The job fair runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Founders Hall in uptown Charlotte. In order to qualify for the program, participants ...

2010 Census forms are arriving in the mail - Nodaway News Leader

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:23 GMT

2010 Census forms are arriving in the mail
Nodaway News Leader
... foster care, Community Development Block Grants, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, highway planning and construction and a variety of grants. ...

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Email this to a friend Print this story (Nodaway News Leader)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:22 GMT

By Jacki Wood Census questionnaires started arriving in Nodaway County mailboxes this week, so now is the time to stand up and be counted.

Budget Permanently Eliminates Programs - KPHO Phoenix

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:01 GMT

Budget Permanently Eliminates Programs
KPHO Phoenix
... certain optional AHCCCS programs and two years of cash benefits available through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families were also eliminated, ...

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Budget Permanently Eliminates Programs (CBS 5 Phoenix)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:51 GMT

Gov. Jan Brewer signed budget bills Thursday.

Benefit fraud on the rise (The Petersburg Progress-Index)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:28 GMT

PRINCE GEORGE - Law enforcement officials in Prince George County are trying to crack down on benefit fraud, which has reached a new peak. In the meantime, officials are urging citizens to apply for benefits only if they qualify. Donna Glass, benefit pro

Benefit fraud on the rise - Progress Index

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:28 GMT

Benefit fraud on the rise
Progress Index
The temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a program which provides eligible families with a monthly cash payment to meet their basic needs. ...

County Budget: Reductions continue to dominate conversations (Midlothian Exchange)

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:54 GMT

Chesterfield County Administrator Jay Stegmaier, left, confers with Board of Supervisor chair Dan Gecker, Midlothian District Supervisor. Gecker held a community meeting on the proposed FY2011 budget on Monday, March 15. | file photo by Patrick Dobbs