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7 the development of entrepreneurial and job opportunities in conjunction with the private business community. (11) To provide employment retention and advancement activities to employed clients to enhance job skills and promote career advancement. (12) To provide emergency assistance to or on behalf of needy children under age 18 and other family members where the children are the subject of abuse or neglect or have been in substitute care and can be reunited with their families. (13) To ensure that families that are not eligible for TANF payments or who are no longer receiving assistance are aware of, and have access to, all benefits available to them. (14) To evaluate the status of current and former TANF recipients by collecting data to assess program quality and outcomes for children and their families.
1.5 Public Involvement In order to inform both public agencies and private sector organizations, a Notice of Public Interest was published on the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) website (https://dss.sc.gov) stating the availability of the South Carolina Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan. Interested parties were notified the draft TANF State Plan, which provides for cash assistance and support services for the TANF Program (formerly AFDC), is being made available for public review and comment. The public comment period complies with the provisions of Public Law 104-193, Section 402(a)(4)(B), dated August 22, 1996. Interested parties were notified that copies of the plan would be made available to them by contacting the Department of Social Services, Economic Services Division of Policy and County Operations, P.O. Box 1520, Columbia, SC 29202-1520, (803) 898-9473 and that comments must be made within 45 days, in writing, to Ms. Dana Outlaw, Division Director, at the above address.
In addition, the text of this document was made available on the same website at https://dss.sc.gov.
1.6 TANF Benefit Restrictions The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P. L. 112-96) requires South Carolina to maintain policies to prevent TANF families from accessing or using their benefits in any liquor store; casino, gambling casino, or gaming establishment; or any retail establishment that provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment.