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TANF STATE PLAN STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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 Real Alternatives – The focus of the program is to provide pregnancy and parent support services to women and parents of infants to promote childbirth.

 Scholarships Used to Fund Post-Secondary Education – Assists Michigan youth in pursuing higher education through scholarships and other financial aid programs.

 School Readiness programs – Helps ensure that Michigan youth are prepared to enter school at appropriate literacy levels if the needy family is less than 300% of poverty.

 Various Foundation Grants – Grants made by Michigan-based foundations to local health, human service and education organizations seeking to either build capacity or implement programs that include a range of activities such as dropout prevention, after school programs, mentoring services, academic services, employment services and family support programs.

 Various United Way programs – Support programs that provide quality early childhood education, mentoring services, academic services, and other activities targeted at “at-risk” youth. Also supports family-oriented programs that are focused on the children, school preparedness services and programs aimed at reducing risky behavior among teenagers.

The following services are intended to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. For programs claimed as TANF, there is no financial eligibility test. For programs claimed as TANF-MOE, all services must benefit families whose income is no more than 200% of the poverty level. Other eligibility requirements may vary. Programs may be funded by the state, nonprofit or faith-based agencies, private foundations or local government.

 Domestic Violence Comprehensive Services – Provides services to victims of domestic violence and their families.

 Employment Services for Non-Custodial Parents – Provides employment services to non-custodial parents who are unemployed or underemployed in order to enable to them to meet their responsibilities to support their children. The State uses segregated federal TANF funds for this activity. Michigan chooses to include the non-custodial parent as a member of the child’s eligible family for this service.

 Family Preservation and Family Support Programs – These services are intended to promote the well-being of children and families by increasing the strength and stability of families and by increasing parents’ confidence and competence in their and family /household management parenting abilities.

Family Support services are primarily community-based preventive activities designed to promote parents’ ability to successfully nurture their children, enable families to use other resources and opportunities available in the community, and create supportive networks to enhance child-rearing abilities of parents.