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Temporary
Assistance
for
Needy
Families
(TANF)
Virginia's
Temporary
Assistance
for
Needy
Families
(TANF)
replaced the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children)
program. TANF is a block grant program that gives states
considerable flexibility in designing and administering
assistance programs. The TANF program was designed to
dramatically reform the nation's welfare system by moving
recipients into work, developing t he
personal responsibility of recipients, and turning welfare into
a program of temporary assistance.
Eligible families, adults and children, receive a monthly cash
payment to meet their basic needs. To be eligible, a
family must be financially needy and must meet certain
requirements.
If you receive TANF, you may be required to participate in the
Virginia Initiative
for Employment
not Welfare
(VIEW),
or you may volunteer to participate in VIEW. Failure to
satisfactorily participate will result in ineligibility of
everyone in your household.
Your responsibilities as a VIEW participant are as follows:
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Sign
an Agreement of Personal Responsibility if you receive TANF.
If you do not sign the Agreement of Personal Responsibility your
TANF case will be closed;
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Satisfactorily participate in all VIEW activities;
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Keep
all appointments;
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Look
for a job and accept a bonafide job;
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Report changes to your VIEW worker.
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Ask
questions if you don't understand the rules.
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How to apply for TANF:
You
may get an Application for Benefits form at the local department
of social services office. If you go to the social
services office, you may fill out the form there and turn it in
before leaving, or you may take it with you and mail or take it
back later. If you prefer, you can call the social
services office and ask them to send you an application form.
You must then mail or take it back to the social services
office. An interview is required to go over the
information to complete the application process.
The
Code of Virginia, Title 63.1, requires that the TANF program be
administered in accordance with federal and state statutes and
regulations and with policies established by the Stated Board of
Social Services.
For more information about
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), visit the Virginia Department of Social
Services' Web Site:
http://www.dss.state.va.us Questions/Comments
Contact:
Greensville/Emporia Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1136
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: 434-634-6576
Monday - Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
E-mail:
info@gedss.org
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