State Cash Public Assistance Program Names
Q59A88, Q59c8, and Q96
Updates are shown in red. (Revised 11/21/08)
ALABAMA Family Assistance or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families)
ALASKA ATAP (The Alaska Temporary Assistance Program) or
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
ARKANSAS TEA (Transitional Employment Assistance)
CALIFORNIA Cal Works (California Work Opportunity and
Responsibility to Kids)
COLORADO Colorado Works Program
CONNECTICUT TFA (Temporary Family Assistance)
DELAWARE TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
D.C. TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
FLORIDA TCA (Temporary Cash Assistance)
GEORGIA TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
HAWAII AFDC/TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) or
TAONF (Temporary Assistance for Other Needy Families)
IDAHO TAFI (Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho)
ILLINOIS TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
INDIANA TANF (Temporary Aid for Needy Families)
IOWA FIP (Family Investment Program)
KANSAS TAF (Temporary Assistance for Families)
KENTUCKY K-TAP (Kentucky-Transitional Assistance Program)
LOUISIANA FITAP (Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program) or
KCSP (Kinship Care Subsidy Program)
MAINE TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) or
ASPIRE (Additional Support for People In Retraining and Education)
MARYLAND TCA (Temporary Cash Assistance)
MASSACHUSETTS TAFDC (Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children) MICHIGAN FIP (Family Independence Program) or
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
MINNESOTA MFIP (Minnesota Family Investment Program)
MISSISSIPPI TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
MISSOURI TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
MONTANA TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
NEBRASKA ADC (Aid for Dependent Children) or
TANF(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
NEVADA TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
NEW HAMPSHIRE TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) or
NHEP (New Hampshire Employment Program)
NEW JERSEY WFNJ (Work First New Jersey)
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
NEW MEXICO TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
NEW YORK FAP (Family Assistance Program) or
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
NORTH CAROLINA WFFA (Work First Family Assistance Program)
NORTH DAKOTA TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
OHIO OWF (Ohio Work First)
OKLAHOMA TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
OREGON TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
PENNSYLVANIA TANF-GA (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/General
Assistance)
RHODE ISLAND FIP (Family Independence Program) or Rhode Island Works
SOUTH CAROLINA FI (Family Independence Program)
SOUTH DAKOTA TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
TENNESSEE Families First
TEXAS TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
UTAH FEP (Family Employment Program)
VERMONT Reach Up
VIRGINIA TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
WASHINGTON Washington WorkFirst Program
WEST VIRGINIA WV Works
WISCONSIN Wisconsin Works (W-2)
WYOMING POWER (Personal Opportunities with Employment
Responsibilities) or
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
| File Type | text/rtf |
| File Title | State Cash Public Assistance Program Names |
| Author | marsh007 |
| Last Modified By | Bureau Of The Census |
| File Modified | 2009-07-14 |
| File Created | 2009-07-14 |