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Delaware TANF State Plan 10-1-23 to 09-30-26 Page 48 of 59

Financial Eligibility Criteria are as follows; families with minor children in the home, meet Delaware’s definition of needy, receive TANF or DSS benefits and income is below 200% of poverty.

Community Partner Support Unit

Delaware will use a combination of TANF and MOE funds to support the Community Partner Support Unit which provides services to the low income, at-risk communities throughout Delaware. The goal is to provide supports that will help reduce violence, illegal substance use, and promote civic and political engagement, by providing trauma informed care and healthy choices. The unit provides services to parents as well as their children within the community to help eliminate barriers to employment and provide greater access to DSS services. (TANF purposes 1, 2, 3, and 4.)

Financial Eligibility Criteria are as follows families with minor children in the home, meet Delaware’s definition of needy, receive TANF or DSS benefits and income is below 200% of poverty.

Group Violence Intervention Unit

Delaware will use a combination of TANF and MOE funds to support the Group Violence Intervention Unit which provides services to the low income, at-risk justice-involved individuals, and families, throughout Delaware. The goal is to provide supports that will help reduce violence, illegal substance use, and promote civic and political engagement, by providing trauma informed care and healthy choices. The unit provides services to parents as well as their children within the community to help eliminate barriers to employment and provide greater access to DSS services. (TANF purposes 1, 2, 3, and 4.)

Financial Eligibility Criteria are as follows families with minor children in the home, meet Delaware’s definition of needy, receive TANF or DSS benefits and income is below 200% of poverty.

Dual Generation Center

Delaware will use a combination of TANF and MOE funds to support the Dual Generation Center which provides services to the low income, at-risk, families with minor children in Wilmington, Delaware. The Dual Generation Center is a school-based program that provides community-based services for families with minor children in the City of Wilmington, Delaware. The goal is to provide supports that will help reduce violence, illegal substance use, and promote civic and political engagement, by providing trauma-informed care and healthy choices. The unit provides services to parents as well as their children within