Welfare Reform Interim Report on Potential Ways to Strengthen Federal Oversight of State and Local Contracting

The Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 dramatically changed the nation's cash assistance program for needy families with children. The former program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, was replaced with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, which provides states with $16.5 billion each year through 2002 to serve this pop'n. TANF's goals are: end the dependence of needy families on gov't. benefits by promoting job preparation, work, & marriage; prevent & reduce the incidence of non-marital pregnancies; & encourage two-parent families. This interim report reviews the procedures to manage TANF contracting & the problems that have been identified with regard to for-profit org.Nelsen, Sigurd R. is the author of 'Welfare Reform Interim Report on Potential Ways to Strengthen Federal Oversight of State and Local Contracting', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756731694 and ISBN 0756731690.