Arkansas TANF Progam Assistance Overview
TANF was created to help families in need. The TANF bureau works with families to help them become self sufficient.
TANF's program features include:
- Assisting needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes.
- Preventative measures for out of wedlock pregnancy.
- The encouragement of two parent families.
- Reduction of the dependency of needy parents by assisting with job preparation.
Arkansas Cities With Local TANF Assistance Offices
- Arkadelphia (2) 34.0859,-93.0457
- Ashdown (1) 33.6741,-94.1257
- Augusta (1) 35.285,-91.3625
- Batesville (1) 35.7735,-91.6381
- Benton (2) 34.5666,-92.583
- Bentonville (1) 36.3756,-94.2093
- Berryville (1) 36.3661,-93.5648
- Blytheville (1) 35.9341,-89.9223
- Booneville (2) 35.1374,-93.9207
- Brinkley (1) 34.892,-91.1936
- Bryant (1) 34.5981,-92.4882
- Camden (1) 33.5692,-92.8393
- Cherokee Village (1) 36.2879,-91.597
- Clarendon (1) 34.6955,-91.3076
- Clarksville (1) 35.4651,-93.4716
- Clinton (1) 35.5782,-92.4326
- Conway (2) 35.0836,-92.4353
- Danville (1) 35.068,-93.3735
- De Valls Bluff (1) 34.7154,-91.5428
- Dequeen (1) ,
- Dermott (1) 33.5257,-91.4354
- Dewitt (1) 34.2921,-91.3376
- El Dorado (1) 33.2145,-92.6648
- Fayetteville (2) 36.0668,-94.1552
- Fordyce (1) 33.8135,-92.4205
- Forrest City (1) 35.0124,-90.7824
- Fort Smith (1) 35.366,-94.4136
- Hamburg (1) 33.2286,-91.7991
- Hampton (1) 33.513,-92.5629
- Harrisburg (1) 35.5617,-90.7222
- Harrison (1) 36.2388,-93.1143
- Heber Springs (1) 35.4935,-92.0319
- Helena (1) 34.533,-90.6012
- Hope (1) 33.6615,-93.5894
- Hot Springs (1) ,
- Huntsville (1) 36.0857,-93.7344
- Jacksonville (1) 34.8747,-92.1224
- Jasper (1) 36.0026,-93.218
- Jonesboro (2) 35.8248,-90.6972
- Lake Village (1) 33.3305,-91.2842
- Lewisville (2) 33.3606,-93.5799
- Little Rock (8) 34.7481,-92.2765
- Lonoke (1) 34.7849,-91.899
- Magnolia (1) 33.2643,-93.2338
- Malvern (1) 34.3609,-92.8082
- Mansfield (1) 35.0175,-94.2014
- Marianna (1) 34.7724,-90.7627
- Marshall (1) 35.9403,-92.6566
- Mcgehee (1) ,
- Melbourne (1) 36.0622,-91.8992
- Monticello (1) 33.6292,-91.789
- Morrilton (1) 35.1547,-92.7408
- Mount Ida (1) 34.535,-93.5041
- Mountain Home (1) 36.3379,-92.3741
- Mountain View (1) 35.8675,-92.1239
- Murfreesboro (1) 34.061,-93.6899
- Nashville (2) 33.9458,-93.8503
- Newport (1) 35.6136,-91.2616
- North Little Rock (1) 34.7672,-92.2549
- Osceola (1) 35.7035,-89.9746
- Ozark (1) 35.4905,-93.8386
- Paragould (1) 36.0572,-90.5024
- Paris (1) 35.2883,-93.7287
- Perryville (1) 35.0107,-92.8034
- Piggott (1) 36.3834,-90.195
- Pine Bluff (1) 34.2017,-91.9294
- Pocahontas (1) 36.2638,-90.9748
- Prescott (1) 33.8027,-93.377
- Rison (1) 33.9621,-92.2085
- Salem (1) 36.3675,-91.8258
- Searcy (1) 35.2473,-91.7395
- Sheridan (1) 34.3058,-92.4003
- Star City (1) 33.9396,-91.8447
- Stuttgart (1) 34.497,-91.5491
- Texarkana (1) 33.4366,-94.0199
- Van Buren (1) 35.4435,-94.3402
- Waldron (1) 34.8995,-94.0943
- Walnut Ridge (1) 36.0689,-90.9581
- Warren (2) 33.6092,-92.0702
- West Memphis (1) 35.1466,-90.1774
- Wynne (1) 35.2254,-90.7882
- Yellville (1) 36.2232,-92.683
The TEA Program is a time-limited assistance program to help needy families with children become more responsible for their own support and less dependent on public assistance. DCO is responsible for TEA eligibility and partners with the Arkansas Department of Workforce Service for administration.
Arkansas TEA Program Applications - Arkansas
Arkansas TEA Benefits There is a maximum of 60 months of TANF assistance benefits within one's lifetimes. There is oftentimes a differentiation between adults and children. If you are a child and receive TANF benefits, depending on your State, you could receive another 60 months as an adult.
Arkansas TANF Eligibility Requirements
- You must be a US Citizen.
- Children must be citizens or have eligible alien status.
- You must have a social security number.
- Your family must earn less than a certain amount of money per month
- Children must be 18 years old or younger. If you are older than 18, you must be a full time student with an expected graduation date before the age of 20. - Families must have a child under 18 living in the home.
- Pregnant women are eligible for TANF during the month before their due date. So, if they are due 2/28 they could apply 1/1. If they were due 8/2 they could apply 7/1.
Arkansas TANF Food Stamps
The food stamp program is a federal program run by state and local agencies. The food stamp program is for low income families only. In most states, food stamp rules are the TANF rules. If you meet the requirements for TANF, you meet the requirements for food stamps.
More Arkansas Available State Assistance Programs
TEA
The TEA program is federally funded and provides time-limited cash assistance to needy families with (or expecting) children. In addition, TEA furnishes parents with work training and other supportive services they need in order to attain permanent self-sufficiency. The TEA program also provides assistance to children being cared for by non-parental guardians.
Work Pays
Arkansas Work Pays is a post-employment program that provides assistance to prior participants of the Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) program. Participating families are eligible for the same support services and assistance as families enrolled in the TEA program and will receive a monthly cash assistance payment. The extra income provided is designed to help families make an easier transition to self-sufficiency.
Career Pathways
Under the Career Pathways Initiative, Arkansas invests public funds to support the development and implementation of career pathway programs in the state's two-year colleges and technical institutions for low-income families. In addition, career pathway programs provide training in local high-demand occupations and career fields, in addition to intensive counseling and supplemental services such as child care and transportation assistance.
Community Investment Initiative
Workforce contracts with private or community organizations, including faith-based organizations, to offer services and supports to parents, child, and youth in their communities. The Community Investment Initiative focuses on improving outcomes for youth; parenting and family functioning, marriage and relationship skills, employment skills and family connections of parents who leave state jails and prisons; and support devices to child-only cases in the TEA program.
Arkansas TEA Program Applications - Arkansas
Arkansas TEA Benefits There is a maximum of 60 months of TANF assistance benefits within one's lifetimes. There is oftentimes a differentiation between adults and children. If you are a child and receive TANF benefits, depending on your State, you could receive another 60 months as an adult.
Arkansas TANF Eligibility Requirements
- You must be a US Citizen.
- Children must be citizens or have eligible alien status.
- You must have a social security number.
- Your family must earn less than a certain amount of money per month
- Children must be 18 years old or younger. If you are older than 18, you must be a full time student with an expected graduation date before the age of 20. - Families must have a child under 18 living in the home.
- Pregnant women are eligible for TANF during the month before their due date. So, if they are due 2/28 they could apply 1/1. If they were due 8/2 they could apply 7/1.
Arkansas TANF Food Stamps
The food stamp program is a federal program run by state and local agencies. The food stamp program is for low income families only. In most states, food stamp rules are the TANF rules. If you meet the requirements for TANF, you meet the requirements for food stamps.
More Arkansas Available State Assistance Programs
TEA
The TEA program is federally funded and provides time-limited cash assistance to needy families with (or expecting) children. In addition, TEA furnishes parents with work training and other supportive services they need in order to attain permanent self-sufficiency. The TEA program also provides assistance to children being cared for by non-parental guardians.
Work Pays
Arkansas Work Pays is a post-employment program that provides assistance to prior participants of the Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) program. Participating families are eligible for the same support services and assistance as families enrolled in the TEA program and will receive a monthly cash assistance payment. The extra income provided is designed to help families make an easier transition to self-sufficiency.
Career Pathways
Under the Career Pathways Initiative, Arkansas invests public funds to support the development and implementation of career pathway programs in the state's two-year colleges and technical institutions for low-income families. In addition, career pathway programs provide training in local high-demand occupations and career fields, in addition to intensive counseling and supplemental services such as child care and transportation assistance.
Community Investment Initiative
Workforce contracts with private or community organizations, including faith-based organizations, to offer services and supports to parents, child, and youth in their communities. The Community Investment Initiative focuses on improving outcomes for youth; parenting and family functioning, marriage and relationship skills, employment skills and family connections of parents who leave state jails and prisons; and support devices to child-only cases in the TEA program.
