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Course ID 3.1
Course Title Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Food Stamps
Certificate Series Certificate Series 3.0:
Federal Benefit Programs
Date & Time Tue, 02/10/2009..........1:00 to 2:30 pm
Tue, 10/13/2009..........1:00 to 2:30 pm
Tue, 02/09/2010..........1:00 to 2:30 pm
Pricing Options
  • Single course: $125
  • Entire Certificate Series: $500 ($100 per course)
  • 5 courses: $500 ($100 per course; Save $125)
Introduction Many individuals who receive other means-tested federal and state entitlements may also receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and/or Food Stamps. Created by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (P.L. 104-193), TANF replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The objective of the program is to promote work, responsibility and self-sufficiency. The Food Stamp Program helps low-income people buy food. Both programs are means-tested, meaning that an individual’s eligibility and amount of benefit is determined by income. Thus, any earnings a person may receive could negatively impact the amount of benefit the person receives, creating a disincentive to work if the person is not aware.
Key Topics
  • TANF Program Basics
  • Characteristics of State Programs
  • TANF and SSI
  • TANF and SSDI
  • State Variances
  • Food Stamp Program Basics
  • Initial and Ongoing Eligibility for Food Stamps
  • State Information and Referral
Special Features This informational seminar provides basic information pertaining to the TANF and Food Stamp programs using lecture, PowerPoint and opportunity for question and answer. A preparatory reading assignment will be provided and is required.
Who Will Benefit Any individual who is responsible for assisting a beneficiary in maneuvering the complexity of federal entitlements when returning to work will benefit from this program. This includes attorneys, advocates, social workers, case managers, rehabilitation workers and job placement personnel.
Instructors Raymond A. Cebula, III, JD, Faculty
Employment and Disability Institute

Thomas P. Golden, MS, CRC, Associate Director
Employment and Disability Institute

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