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STATE OF CONNECTICUT TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) STATE PLAN 2021-2023

EFFECTIVE DATE 10/1/20 – 9/30/23  Initial Submission 12/29/20  Revision Page 25 D. 10. Outreach - Department of Social Services

Outreach services include costs associated with the administration of the Help for People in Need program. Help for People in Need is an informational brochure, provided to all recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with income less than 185% of the federal poverty level. The brochure contains information on how to access such benefits and services as the School Breakfast and School Lunch programs, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), HUSKY health care coverage, Care 4 Kids child care assistance, the state’s Fatherhood Initiative, Family Planning and Pregnancy Prevention Services, Domestic Violence services, Energy Assistance, Free Tax Preparation services and Housing services.

TANF Purpose #3: Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies. TANF Purpose #4: Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Funding: Segregated Federal TANF funds

D. 11. Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (TPPI) - Department of Social Services The Department of Social Services (DSS) operates a statewide teen pregnancy prevention initiative comprised of individual programs run by not-for profit organizations and municipalities in eleven (11) Connecticut towns and cities. The communities served are: Bridgeport, East Hartford, Hartford, Killingly, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwich, Waterbury, and Willimantic. The programs in these areas serve five-hundred fifty (550) participants.

The implemented programs utilize the Teen Outreach Program (TOP), a service learning model, where participants engage in, reflect on, and learn from community service projects. TOP is a science based model that has been evaluated and has shown evidence that it is among the most effective approaches to preventing teen pregnancies. The DSS funded teen pregnancy prevention initiative funds primarily support the individual programs, but also cover independent research and evaluation with Philliber Research Associates (PRA), statistical analysis (UConn Family Planning Division), and training from Wyman Associates who owns the Teen Outreach Service Learning program. Teen-pregnancy prevention programs funded by DSS work intensively with young men as well as young women to address issues of health, education, and other life issues.

TANF Purpose #3: Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies.

Funding: Segregated Federal TANF funds