Two-Parent Family Support

Resources to help integrate Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood programming, DV/IPV support, and economic independence strategies into TANF programming.
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Keeping Families Together: How TANF Programs Can Provide Concrete Supports to Keep More Children at Home

Families that receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance are often in a state of crisis. They face immediate material needs, and these unmet basic needs put families at an increased risk for investigations in the child welfare system. Addressing unmet material needs among TANF participants, through providing concrete supports, can help…

Family Financial Planning: Strategies for TANF Programs to Support Intentional and Healthy Family Planning

This tipsheet provides examples of strategies that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs can use to empower parents to make informed decisions about their family planning through financial capability services. An unintended pregnancy may make it harder for TANF participants to improve their economic well-being and independence. Financial…

Family-based Services: Strategies for TANF Programs to Support Intentional and Healthy Family Planning

This tipsheet provides examples of strategies that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs can use to support family economic security by helping TANF recipients make intentional and healthy decisions about their families. An unintended pregnancy can make it harder for TANF participants to improve their economic well-being and independence. Family-…