| State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Names | |
| Updated by Katy Giefer: 8/10/2022 | |
| STATE | PROGRAM NAME(S): |
| Alabama | Family Assistance (FA) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Alaska | Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Arizona | Cash Assistance / Jobs Program / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Arkansas | Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| California | CalWORKs / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Colorado | Colorado Works / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Connecticut | Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Delaware | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| District of Columbia | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Florida | Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Georgia | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Hawaii | Temporary Assistance for Other Needy Families (TAONF) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Idaho | Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho (TAFI) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Illinois | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Indiana | Cash Assistance / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Iowa | Family Investment Program (FIP) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Kansas | Successful Famlies Program / Cash Assistance / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Kentucky | K-TAP / Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Louisiana | Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Maine | ASPIRE / HOPE / Parents as Scholars (PaS) / Alternative Aid Assistance / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Maryland | Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Massachusetts | Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) / Cash Assistance / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Michigan | Cash Assistance / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Mississippi | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Missouri | Temporary Assistance (TA) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Montana | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Nebraska | Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) / Employment First (EF) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Nevada | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| New Hampshire | Family Assistance Program (FAP) / Family Assistance to Needy Families (FANF) / New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP) / Unemployed Parent Program / Interim Disabled Program / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| New Jersey | WorkFirst New Jersey (WFNJ) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| New Mexico | NM Works / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| New York | Temporary Assistance (TA) / Family Assistance (FA) / Safety Net Assistance (SNA) / Child Assistance Program (CAP) / TANF |
| North Carolina | Work First (WF) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| North Dakota | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Ohio | Ohio Works First (OWF) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Oklahoma | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Oregon | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Pennsylvania | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Works (RI Works) / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| South Carolina | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| South Dakota | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Tennessee | Families First / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Texas | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Utah | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Vermont | Reach Up / Reach First / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Virginia | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Washington | Work First / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| West Virginia | WV Works / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Wisconsin | W-2 / Wisconsin Works / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| Wyoming | POWER Work program / POWER Caretaker program / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| State General Assistance Program Names | |
| Updated by Katy Giefer: 3/30/2021 | |
| Note 1: Program names fhighlighted in blue in the 2019 SIPP column indicated a change from the 2018 SIPP Panel column | |
| Note 2: In 2020 only 25 states had General Assistance Programs | |
| STATE | PROGRAM NAME(S): |
| Alaska | General Relief Assistance (GRA) Interim Assistance |
| California | General Assistance or General Relief (GA/GR) |
| Colorado | Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND) |
| Connecticut | State Administered General Assistance (SAGA) |
| Delaware | General Assistance |
| District of Columbia | Interim Disability Assistance (IDA) |
| Hawaii | General Assistance (GA) Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) |
| Indiana | Township Assistance |
| Iowa | General Assistance |
| Illinois | General Assistance (GA) |
| Maine | General Assistance |
| Maryland | Temporary Disability Assistance Program (TDAP) |
| Massachusetts | Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled, and Children (EAEDC) |
| Michigan | State Disability Assistance (SDA) |
| Minnesota | General Assistance (GA) |
| Montana | General Assistance (GA) |
| Nebraska | General Assistance Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) Emergency Assistance Program |
| Nevada | Financial Assistance |
| New Hampshire* | Aid to the Permanently & Totally Disabled (APTD) Aid to the Needy Blind (ANB) City or Local Welfare |
| New Jersey | General Assistance (WorkFirst NJ) |
| New Mexico | General Assistance (GA) |
| New York | Safety Net Assistance (SNA) |
| North Dakota* | Basic Care Assistance Program (BCAP) |
| Ohio* | Disability Assistance |
| Rhode Island | General Public Assistance (GPA-Bridge) |
| South Dakota | County Poor Relief |
| Utah | General Assistance (GA) |
| Vermont | General Assistance (GA) |
| Virginia* | General Relief (GR) |
| Washington | Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) State Family Assistance (SFA) |
| Wisconsin* | Interim Disability Assistance Program (IDAP) |
| * These states no longer havea mandatory General Assistance Program in 2020: New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. | |
| Most program names were pulled from this report: https://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/state-general-assistance-programs-very-limited-in-half-the-states-and | |
| Indiana: https://www.indy.gov/activity/township-assistance |
| States with General Assistance (GA) program operating at the state our county level in 2020 |
| (based on this report: https://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/state-general-assistance-programs-very-limited-in-half-the-states |
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