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Parental Involvement Programs

Welfare

Family Support Payments to States--Assistance Payments

This program sets general standards for state administration; provides the federal financial share to states and U.S. territories for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); provides child care so individuals can participate in approved education and training activities and to accept or maintain employment; provides temporary emergency assistance to families with children; provides aid to the aged, blind, and the permanently and totally disabled in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; and monitors the performance and administration of these programs.

Through this program, cash payments are made directly to eligible needy families with dependent children and to needy aged, blind, or disabled persons in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. These payments are to cover costs for food, shelter, clothing, and other daily living needs recognized as necessary payments by each state’s program. Payments in the form of cash or vendor payments assist needy families or individuals for monthly income maintenance and child care or, for certain families with children in emergency or crisis situations, to prevent destitution. Funds for state and local administration of programs are for costs of interviewing public assistance applicants for eligibility determination and validation of eligibility; costs of providing child care; costs of state and local personnel engaged in program direction and management; and other on-going costs and activities related to administering the programs.

Contact: Individuals needing assistance should contact the local welfare agency. States should contact Office Family Assistance/Administration for Children and Families located at HHS Regional Offices listed in Appendix VIII. Headquarters contact:

Office of the Director
Office of Family Assistance
Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
5th Floor, Aerospace Building
370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW
Washington, DC 20447
(202) 401-9275

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