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TANF STATE PLAN STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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resources leading to the youth leaving home without permission, the youth being asked to leave, the full family experiencing homelessness, or being at risk of any of these situations. The youth and family may be provided with outreach, crisis intervention, case management, brief solution focused counseling, shelter for youth that are homeless and unaccompanied, and skill building for youth in areas related to education, employment, and life skills. The goal of the program is to reduce conflict within the family and support the ongoing preservation of the family unit while providing families and youth with linkages to other ongoing supportive services within the community.
• Family Emergency Shelter Funding – Provides funding to local emergency shelters and housing nonprofits that assist homeless families with temporary housing for a maximum of four months. Funding recipients must be able to verify TANF eligibility.
• Family Emergency Housing Funds – Provides support in the form of a non- recurrent, short-term benefit to not exceed four months for families with children at risk for abuse and neglect, those currently engaged with children's protective services and those families working to reunite whose children are in out of home care. The following services are provided to eligible families: o First and last month rental payment. o Rental arrears to prevent eviction. o Utility arrears and deposit. o Security deposit. o Property taxes. o Mortgage payments. o Court fees or fines related to rental housing. o Any other housing-related fees or fines that limit the client’s ability to access and/or maintain stable housing. o Other housing-related expenses may be eligible on a case-by-case basis.
• Food & Nutrition - Hunger Relief Provided Through: o The distribution of emergency food assistance to families through food banks. o Cash assistance loaded on Bridge cards for SNAP families with children residing in Flint, Michigan for the purpose of providing additional nutritious foods to youth impacted by the water emergency.