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TANF Section, WIOA Combined Plan Modifications 2026

17 the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board annually and that up to 40 adult participants and their children will participate in Parent Cafés during the grant period. Families participating in CRP, New Baby Hospital visits, New Baby Visits and/or Parent Café will have access to additional concrete supports; to help families increase family functioning, reduce family stress and increase the likelihood to make progress or meet their identified goals. Additionally, concrete support and/or Triple P one on one may be provided as outreach to engage families as a gateway to potential enrollment.

Grants for Substance Abuse Prevention to At-Risk Youth 2017 Wisconsin Act 261 authorized a new TANF-funded program under the Brighter Futures statute beginning on or after July 1, 2018. Under this program, DCF must administer grants to provide evidence-based programs and practices for substance abuse prevention to at-risk youth and their families. Eligible grant recipients include nonprofit corporations or public agencies in Milwaukee County, certain county departments, other than in Milwaukee County, and federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands. DCF may not award a grant to a county or tribe that offered evidence-based programs and practices for substance abuse prevention in the preceding fiscal year, unless those services were previously funded by a grant under this program. Wis. Stats. §48.545(2)(c), and §49.175(1)(o). 2019 Wisconsin Act 9 and 2021 Wisconsin Act 58 continued to fund the Brighter Futures program. Brighter Futures offers services with the purpose of preventing and reducing the incidence of non- marital pregnancy; youth violence; youth alcohol and other substance use and abuse; child abuse and neglect; and to increase adolescent self-sufficiency by encouraging high school graduation, vocational preparedness, improved social and other interpersonal skills and responsible decision making. This program aligns to Purposes 3 and 4 by preventing and reducing the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and encouraging formation and maintenance of two-parent families by offering services to strengthen parenting skills, improve parent and child family relationships, prevent out-of-home placements of children and encourage family participation.

Families and Schools Together (FAST) FAST is an evidence-based prevention/early intervention program that connects schools, families and communities to enhance family functioning; promote scholastic success; and prevent substance abuse, delinquency and child maltreatment. The FAST Program consists of eight weekly sessions during which parents and children participate in structured experiences and activities that build cohesiveness and provide opportunities for parents to strengthen their role in the family. Upon completion of the FAST program, parents are transitioned into FAST Works, a parent-led sustainability program that assists and encourages families to maintain connections with each other over the next several years.

2017 Wisconsin Act 59 authorized use of TANF funds to pilot the FAST program in five Milwaukee elementary schools chosen by the department. Wis. Stat. § 49.175(1)(d). In the 2017-18 school year, 81.7 percent of the students in the Milwaukee School District have been identified as economically disadvantaged, meaning that they are a member of a household qualifying for free or reduced priced meals. DCF collaborated with the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to select five schools identified by MPS as low-performing. Three of the five schools selected for FAST in the 2017-18 school year (and for follow-up in 2018-19) are located in the 53206 zip code, which has been identified as especially challenged. The target population for the FAST pilot is families with pupils in 4-year-old kindergarten through