Nancy King

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Nancy King

• Exploring Opportunities for
• Family Self-Sufficiency-Examining the Role of
  TANF and the Impact of Welfare Reform

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CURRENT PROGRAM
Eligibility

• Categorical
• Child under 21 with relatives
• Pregnant woman w/unborn
• child's relatives
• Eligible for shelter if no
• feasible alternative housing.

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CURRENT PROGRAM (contd)

• Financial
• TAFDC standard
• (automatically eligible)
• Under 130 of poverty
• level (family of 3 _at_ 1585)
• -- no disregards

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CURRENT PROGRAM (contd)
Benefits

• Disaster benefits
• Housing search
• Rental arrearage (from 3-4 months)
• Emergency shelter (no time limits)

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CURRENT PROGRAM (contd)
Emergency Shelter models

• Congregate
• Scattered site
• Hotel/motel

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CURRENT PROGRAM (contd)

• Transitional housing
• Substance abuse
• Teen Living Programs (non-EA)

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LESSONS LEARNED

• Don't institutionalize services
• separately within the shelter
• program
• Tie any services and benefits to
• family self sufficiency
• Social Services geared to whole
• family

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LESSONS LEARNED (contd)

• Avoid scattered sites
• Beware wide-open eligibility
• Identify issue specifically and match
• with available resources.