temporary assistance for needy families (TANF)
GPTKB entity
Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
welfare program
|
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
reduce poverty
promote job preparation encourage family stability |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
increased workforce participation
improved economic stability |
| gptkbp:established |
1996
|
| gptkbp:hasPrograms |
offers support services
provides resources for job seekers offers financial support helps families with children provides cash assistance provides temporary assistance provides temporary financial aid supports low-income households |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
temporary assistance for needy families (TANF)
|
| gptkbp:includes |
referral services
job training services child care assistance transportation assistance |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
income for families
|
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
federal regulations
state eligibility criteria |
| gptkbp:is_a_time_for |
60 months
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
low-income families
reducing child poverty alleviating poverty |
| gptkbp:is_available_in |
pregnant women
single parents two-parent families all_U.S._states |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
provide a safety net
encourage personal responsibility assist families in crisis help families achieve self-sufficiency help families become self-sufficient help families transition to work reduce dependency on government benefits support family units |
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
program effectiveness
employment outcomes state performance measures family outcomes |
| gptkbp:is_funded_by |
federal and state funds
block grants |
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
community resources
child well-being |
| gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
social safety net welfare reform efforts |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
state governments
|
| gptkbp:provides |
emergency assistance
financial assistance support for children support for education incentives for work |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
|
| gptkbp:requires |
work participation
|