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TANF State Plan FFY 2026 Effective October 1, 2025 Page 16 of 24 • Encourage an employer to provide a job opportunity to an individual whose work history may be deficient but who appears to be job ready. • Provide monetary compensation to an employer for providing the recipient with an opportunity to work. Placement is defined as the date on which the client enters subsidized employment. Z. Family and Community Services (FACS) Programs i. Emergency Assistance Authorized by TANF Emergency Assistance is designed to assist families with an eligible child who are experiencing specific emergency conditions. A family may be eligible for Emergency Assistance if their income is below 200% of the current federal poverty guideline or they are unable to meet the emergency condition because of circumstances beyond their control. Funded through federal TANF funds, Emergency Assistance benefits are non-recurrent, short-term payments for goods and services relating to specific emergency conditions. A family has an emergency condition when: • A child is in a vulnerable situation that indicates an emergency condition exists, including insufficient resources immediately available to meet his basic needs, and the unmet needs may be a threat to the child’s health, safety, stability, or well-being that place the child at risk of destitution. Payment is limited to the least amount necessary to get the family through the emergency and is always paid directly to a third party, such as a utility company. The family may receive Emergency Assistance for up to 120 consecutive days in a twelve-month period from the date of application. Payments are linked to service plans developed by the family to ensure the safety and well-being of children and the stability of the family. Emergency Assistance payments, partnered with the family’s service plan, help participating families in need maintain stability so that their children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives. An individual who is required to participate in a work program must not have refused, without good cause, to accept employment or training for employment in order to be eligible for Emergency Assistance funding. It will be the responsibility of the Emergency Assistance case worker and the family to collaborate with other programs to cure any TANF sanction prior to a potential distribution of Emergency Assistance funds being considered. The child must have lived with one (1) or both parents or an adult relative, within six (6) months prior to the month of application for emergency assistance. A child may move from one (1) household to another and be eligible to receive emergency assistance in either household. When children are in the custody of the state, the residency requirement does not need to be met if an Emergency Assistance-related need is the last barrier to the child being reunified with their family.