73.Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) had two major goals. They were:A.to provide food and health care assistance to poor families.B.to provide education and cash assistance to poor families.C.to provide assistance to poor families and promote two-parent families.D.to provide assistance to single parents and their children.
____74.Which of the following was NOT a criticism of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) discussedin the text?
____75.The 1993 policy implemented by Bill Clinton to address the issue of gay military recruits was known as:
____76.This policy passed by Congress in 1996 forbade the government from recognizing the marriages of same-sexcouples.
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Essentials of Human Development: A Life-Span View
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____77.The trend in public opinion indicates that:A.a majority of Americans have no opinion on gay marriage.B.attitudes against gay marriage will grow in coming years.C.the U.S. public will remain divided on this issue for many years.D.a growing majority will continue to support same-sex marriage rights.
____78.Religious leaders, counselors, media, and social workers are some examples of this category of reasonspeople marry:
____79.According to researcher Tera Hurt, which of the following statements is true about the four categories ofreasons for marital happiness?
____80.Social status is one of the rewards of marriage. Consequently, some single people—particularly women—suffer from:
____81.When Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were considering having a child, references to them “starting afamily” indicated thatA.childless couples somehow add up to less than a family.B.gay marriage is now widely accepted in the United States.C.lesbian parents can raise children just as well as heterosexual parents.D.the media loves talking about children.
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides approximately $16.5 billion to states, the District of Columbia, and US territories (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico). Federally-recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations may offer TANF through the tribal TANF program).
The TANF program provides states (which includes DC and territories for this purpose) with flexibility in operating programs designed to help low-income families with children achieve economic self-sufficiency. The federal government does not provide TANF cash assistance directly to the public. Instead, states use their TANF grants to fund monthly cash assistance payments to low-income families with children, as well as a wide range of services that are designed to address one or more of the program’s four broad purposes:
- Provide assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives
- End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage
- Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies
- Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families
These purposes were outlined in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), the law that created TANF, replacing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and related programs.
At the federal level, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) administers the TANF and tribal TANF programs. OFA operates within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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For information on your state’s policies, find your state program.
For questions about the federal administration of TANF, contact .