ACF announces over $119 million in Grant Awards for Healthy Marriage and...
October 3, 2011HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA) today announced $119,393,729 in grant awards to 120 grantees to promote healthy marriage and responsible...
View ArticleACF announces $2 million in grant awards for Tribal TANF – Child Welfare...
October 4, 2011HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA) today announced the award of $2 million in Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) – Child...
View ArticleHHS and Labor Encourage Subsidized Employment Programs
April 27, 2012The Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor are encouraging subsidized employment programs to expand job opportunities for low-income youth. Read the joint letter.
View ArticleACF Announces Request for Public Comment Related to Electronic Benefit Transfer
April 27, 2012ACF announces Request for Public Comment related to electronic benefit transfer http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-25/html/2012-9260.htm
View ArticleHPOG Program to Host Webinar to Highlight Successes and Best Practices
September 17, 2012On October 3, the Health Profession Opportunities Grant (HPOG) program will host a webinar about how to make success stories and promising practices more useful to your HPOG Program....
View ArticleWhat's the "Buzz" About Parenting?
September 18, 2012The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NFRC) has been partnering with communities and organizations across the nation through Fatherhood Buzz, an initiative to support...
View ArticleHow Marriage Helps Fight Poverty
September 20, 2012Mercedes White of Deseret News recently compiled a story highlighting research on how marriage fights poverty. Read the full article.
View ArticleHPOG to Hold Annual Meeting in Washington, DC
September 20, 2012The Health Profession Opportunities Grant program will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. from November 14th to 16th. Each grantee will be invited to send three...
View ArticleToolkit Helps Providers Better Serve Latino Families, Couples
May 1, 2013The National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families, a service of the Office of Family Assistance, has released Working with Latino Individuals, Couples, and Families: A Toolkit...
View ArticleOFA Hosts Annual Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Meeting
May 21, 2013The Office of Family Assistance will host its annual grantee meeting on June 25–27 in Washington, DC. This year’s theme, “Building Self-Sufficiency, Fostering Community: Strength for Today,...
View ArticleHPOG Connects At-Risk Youth to Promising Occupations
May 22, 2013ACF's Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) released an issue brief that examines promising occupations for at-risk youth that offer reasonable incomes and could put them on...
View ArticleOFA and HUD Join Forces for Father’s Day 2013!
May 23, 2013ACF's Office of Family Assistance (OFA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) partner again this year on a Father’s Day 2013 initiative that brings together local...
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Take Time to Be a Dad Today
June 1, 2013The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) and the Ad Council unveiled a new series of public service announcements (PSAs) that feature footage from Universal Pictures and...
View ArticleHealth Profession Opportunity Grants Program Celebrates Students' Success
August 30, 2013This past summer, the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program, a special program launched by the Affordable Care Act in 2010 to educate and train TANF recipients and low...
View ArticleFiscal Year 2012 TANF Financial Data Available
September 12, 2013Fiscal Year 2012 TANF financial data are now available. The tables compile Federal TANF and MOE expenditures for FY 2012 reported by states on the ACF-196 (State TANF Financial Report...
View ArticleOFA Proposes Changes to State TANF Financial Reporting
September 12, 2013A Federal Register Notice published September 12, 2013 invites comments on proposed revisions to the financial reports that states submit quarterly on their Temporary Assistance for...
View ArticleACF Issues Letter on TANF in Event of Government Shutdown
September 30, 2013On September 30, 2013, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families sent out a “Dear Colleague Letter” to all TANF and Child Care officials providing an update concerning...
View ArticleOFA Hosts Annual Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Meeting
May 21, 2013The Office of Family Assistance will host its annual grantee meeting on June 25–27 in Washington, DC. This year’s theme, “Building Self-Sufficiency, Fostering Community: Strength for Today,...
View ArticleHPOG Connects At-Risk Youth to Promising Occupations
May 22, 2013ACF's Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) released an issue brief that examines promising occupations for at-risk youth that offer reasonable incomes and could put them on...
View ArticleOFA and HUD Join Forces for Father’s Day 2013!
May 23, 2013ACF's Office of Family Assistance (OFA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) partner again this year on a Father’s Day 2013 initiative that brings together local...
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