TANF proposals work through the Legislature Advocates relieved time limit won’t change, but worry about long-term effects of cutting support services By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Proposed changes to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) p ...
28 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
Life Support [caption id="attachment_5078" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Jamaica Imani-Nelson used TANF to get back to work and support herself. Photo by Jennifer Jansons"] [/caption] The Temporary Assist ...
28 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
Life Support Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and related employment services has helped thousands of people like Jamaica get back to work. Its own future looks less positive. [caption id="attachment_5043" align="aligncenter" wi ...
19 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
Don't let the State of Oregon kick families to the curb! The Governor and the State of Oregon are on the verge of making thousands of families around the state homeless. Why? The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, is on the verge of be ...
5 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
Call out to save vital support for Oregon’s poorest families Oregon State Capitol in Salem More than 30,000 Oregonian families, nearly all with no income, are able to survive difficult and catastrophic economic conditions with the help of Temporary Assist ...
4 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
Breakdown: Proposed budget cuts could drastically alter local services By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Homeless and low-income advocates, service providers, and policymakers were put on notice when the Republican-controlled — and Tea Party infused — Hou ...
28 Mar 2011 - Street Roots