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Reforms Related to TANF

Passage of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, and the resulting implementation of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, resulted in some child welfare reforms to enhance outcomes for children and families receiving services from both systems. Resources include State and local examples.

	Urban Partnerships Initiative Online Toolkit Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families (2008) Offers a collection of resources, templates, examples, and instruments that may assist TANF administrators in achieving the goal of supporting families on a path to self-sufficiency.

Child Welfare: Continuity and Change (PDF - 100 KB)
Urban Institute (2005)
In Assessing the New Federalism Eight Years Later
Examines how children have fared under Federal welfare reforms made in 1996, trends in State child welfare financing, and the effectiveness of kinship care.

Running to Keep in Place: The Continuing Evolution of Our Nation's Child Welfare System
Malm, Bess, Leos-Urbel, Geen, & Markowitz (2001)
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Identifies the effect of welfare reform initiatives on child welfare services and trends in child welfare practices.

Shoring up the Child Welfare-TANF Link (PDF - 103 KB)
Geen (2002)
Policy Briefs, 7, 2002
Discusses the impact of welfare reform efforts on families who receive both TANF and child welfare services.

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State and local examples

Addressing Poverty Issues in Child Welfare: Effective Use of TANF as a Prevention Resource
Berns (2001)
In Innovative Practices With Vulnerable Children and Families
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Describes the El Paso County, CO, welfare reform initiative integrating child protection and public assistance services into one system to reduce poverty-related risk factors.

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	Related Information Gateway Topics Systemwide: Collaborations with TANF/public assistance

Updated on April 3, 2009