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overcome the effects of sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking may remain on assistance up to 36 months.

5. Certification that the State will provide information to victims of sexual harassment or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking (Section 402(7))(B) of the Social Security Act.

Domestic Violence Services meets TANF purpose 1. It is a state program that ensures that applicants and potential applicants for TANF are notified of assistance made available by the State to victims of sexual harassment, survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking by screening for, identification of, sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking:

• ES-3100 Application for Benefits contains language to inform applicants and potential applicants to disclose if they are in danger from situations of sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. It also includes guarantees of confidentiality, at the interview stage. Eligibility staff and Employment Services staff will screen for sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking during the interview process and provide referral for local services if indicators are identified. Good cause exemption from program rules and available resources that include how their information will be kept confidential is provided.

The purpose of this program is to provide TANF funding to community partners for victims of sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and includes outreach services. Services provided include safety planning, counseling, mentoring, mediation services, conflict resolution training, financial literacy training, responsible parenting skills, and healthy relationships training. Eligibility for TANF participants is limited to those families whose income is less than 30% of the Federal Poverty Level. Services are provided by Catholic Charities, Inc. (Diocese of Wichita), Friends of Yates, Inc., SafeHome, Inc., The Willow Domestic Violence Center, YWCA/Center for Safety and Empowerment. Kansas promotes the Safe at Home (SaH) Program administered by the Attorney General’s Office that offers a statewide address confidentiality program to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking who fear for their safety by providing an alternate address for people who move or are about to move to a new location unknown to their aggressors.

Domestic Violence Training is TANF funded and meets TANF purpose 3 and 4. The purpose of this training is to ensure that applicants and potential applicants for assistance are notified of assistance made available to victims of sexual harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and will ensure that all eligibility, employment services, and agency personnel responsible for administering TANF are trained in: • The nature and dynamics of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking

• Standards and procedures relating to the prevention of and assistance for individuals who are victims of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking