"Alternative
Aid:" A Short-Term Alternative to TANF (updated February 2007)
The
TANF 5-Year Time Limit: What's the real story in Maine? (reviewed
March 2005)
Get information about using your TANF/Food
Stamps EBT card, and where to get help if you run into problems. (updated
June 2008)
Are
You Working and Getting TANF? Here is how to figure your TANF Grant!
(reviewed March 2005)
Is DHS Trying
to Collect Overpaid Public Benefits From When You Were a Child?
(updated April 2004)
What Are Your Rights
If A Health Problem Makes It Hard for You To Participate in
ASPIRE Or PaS? (April 2004)
What Happens to My
Benefits When I Get a Job and Leave TANF? (being revised; check back later)
Policy Papers
Long-Term TANF Participants and Barriers to Employment: A Qualitative Study in Maine (August 2008)
Domestic violence, children’s disabilities, and mother's health issues are key obstacles
for the 28 women participating in the study.
TANF Fact Sheet (January
2007) .pdf file
Very basic information about Maine's program, including some common myths and facts.
TANF at a Glance: Maine (April
2005) .pdf file
Geared for policy makers, this paper explains how TANF is funded, who
gets TANF, and some facts (vs. myths) about the Maine families who
receive TANF. Did you know, for example, that Maine ranks fifth
highest in the nation in job retention for former TANF recipients?
Real life stories
I Have Only Just Begun...A Story of Struggle and Activism
(February 2003 MAIN Update) Heidi Hart's story of poverty, TANF, and learning
to make a difference is extraordinarily powerful.
Welfare,
Work and Raising Families - Conversations with Twenty-one Maine Families
(June 2002) This links to a .pdf document; you will
need Adobe Acrobat to view it. The file is large and may create problems
for older computers or printers. If you prefer, you can look at our
on-line
html version, which will load faster.
