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i. Tuition Assistance Program Initiative for TANF (TAPIT) provides tuition assistance for TANF recipients pursuing post-secondary education. TAPIT participants generally combine school attendance with employment-related activities such as a work-study program. TAPIT is the funding source of last resort, and recipients receive assistance by pursuing alternative funding sources including Pell grants and District-supported tuition assistance. This falls under TANF purpose #2 and is not considered assistance.

j. Transfers to Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) transfers funds to the SSBG to support housing stability for families with children (SSBG only serves families who fall within 200% of FPL). Stable housing supports parents in finding sustainable employment and earning off of TANF.

k. Child Care funds child care subsidy payments for low-income families in order for them to participate in occupational training and education, obtain or maintain employment, strengthen the family and end dependency on public assistance. This supports the 2Gen approach and is offered through the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). This falls under TANF purpose #2 and may be considered assistance.

l. Family Preservation Services provide family preservation-related services to low-income families with children. These services may include short-term out-of-home placements when a child is removed by CFSA due to a family crisis. Such services may not be supported for more than 180 days and must be provided in conjunction with an assessment or services geared toward family reunification. This falls under TANF purpose #1 and may be considered assistance.

m. Services to Teen Parents in Foster Care provide an array of services to teen parents transitioning from foster care to independence, by assisting the