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Annual Report on State TANF and MOE Programs
- 2005
Guam
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Family Assistance
Aerospace Building, 5th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20447
Enclosed is the ACF-204 (Appendix A & Attachment B) on Guam’s TANF and State MOE programs annual report for fiscal year 2005.
If you have any questions, please contact Diana B. Calvo, Chief Human Services Administrator, Division of Public Welfare, at (671) 735-7274.
Sincerely,
Diana Calvo
For ARTHUR U. SAN AGUSTIN, MHR
Acting Director
Attachment:
Annual Reporting On TANF Programs Under 45 CFR 265.9(b)
Each State must provide the following information on the TANF program (for the
previous fiscal year):
(1). The State’s definition of each work activity;
a. Community Work Experience Program (CWEP). Eligible clients receiving cash assistance are assessed and placed with:
Note: These clients are required to work registered with Gov’t of Guam Department of Labor at One Stop Career Center for assessment also.
b. Education. High School dropouts wishing to obtain formal education and to improve employability. Attend Adult High School. While attending school these individuals are required to participate in work with a minimum of 25 hours per week.
(2) A description of the transitional services provided to families no longer
receiving assistance due to employment.
a. Transitional Child Care (TCC):
When a family is terminated from the program due to employment, the case is transferred to TCC for a period of 12 months. This will allow the family to lessen the burden on child care expenses. Whenever the 12 months expired the family is required to participate in work with a minimum of 25 hours per week.
b. Transitional Medical Coverage (TMC):
A former TANF assistance unit remain eligible for Medicaid for 12 months beginning with the month following the last TANF grant.
c. 90 days Case Management services:
When a family is terminated from TANF assistance due to employment, the employed member (s) receives periodic follow-up and counseling within the 12 months following the last TANF assistance. This is necessary to encourage the individual (s) to remain employed and to be self-sufficient.
(3) A description of how a State will reduce the amount of assistance payable to a family when an individual refuses to engage in work without good cause, pursuant to §261.14;
a. If an individual refuses to engage in work without good cause, the TANF, FS and Medical assistances are terminated.
Exemptions:
• Individual with dependant less than 12 months old;
•Disabled individual (require license physician’s certification)
•Individual sixty years old and older
(4) The average monthly number of payments for child care services made by the State through the use of disregards, by the following types of child care providers: (None)
(i) Licensed/regulated in-home child care;
(ii) Licensed/regulated family child care;
(iii) Licensed/regulated group home child care;
(iv) Licensed/regulated center-based child care;
(v) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
in-home child care provided by a non-relative;
(vi) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
in-home child care provided by a relative;
(vii) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
family child care provided by a non-relative;
(viii) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
family child care provided by a relative;
(ix) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
group child care provided by a non-relative;
(x) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
group child care provided by a relative; and
(xi) Legally operated (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
center-based child care;
(5) If the State has adopted the Family Violence Option and wants Federal recognition
of its good cause domestic violence waivers under subpart B of part 260, a description
of the strategies and procedures in place to ensure that victims of domestic
violence receive appropriate alternative services and an aggregate figure for
the total number of good cause domestic waivers granted;
(6) A description of any nonrecurrent, short-term benefits, including any restrictions on the amount, duration, of frequency of payments;
(i) The eligibility criteria associated with such benefits, including any
restrictions on the amount, duration, or frequency of payments;
(ii) Any policies that limit such payments to families that are eligible for
TANF assistance or that have the effect of delaying or suspending a family’s
eligibility for assistance; and
(iii) Any procedures or activities developed under the TANF program to ensure
that
individuals diverted from assistance receive information about, referrals to,
or access to other program benefits (such as Medicaid and food stamps) that
might help them make the transition from welfare to work;
(7) A description of the grievance procedures the State has established and is maintaining to resolve displacement complaints, pursuant to section 407(f)(3) of the Social Security Act. This description must include the name of the State agency with the lead responsibility for administering this provision and explanations of how the State has notified the public about these procedures and how an individual can register a complaint.
(8) A summary of State programs and activities directed at the third and fourth
statutory
purposes of TANF (as specified at §260.20(c) and (d)); and
(9) An estimate of the total number of individuals who have participated in subsidized employment under §261.309b) or (c)
Attachment B
Annual Report on State Maintenance-of-Effort Programs: ACF-204
State: Guam Fiscal Year: 2005
Date Submitted ______________
Provide the following information for EACH PROGRAM for which the State claims
MOE expenditures.
1. Name of Benefit of Service Program: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
2. Description of the Major Program Benefits, Services, and Activities:
Cash Assistance, Job placement, child care, transportation and ancillary
3. Purpose (s) of Benefit of Service Program:
To provide assistance to needy families with children and provide parents with job preparation, work placement assistance, and support services to enable them to leave the program and become self-sufficient.
4. Program Type. (Check one)
__X__ This program is operated under the TANF program.
_____ This Program is a separate State Program.
5. Description of Work Activities in the SSP-MOE program (i.e., Complete only if this program is a separate State Program):
None for Guam
6. Total State Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year.
None
7. Total State Expenditures Claimed as MOE under the Program for the Fiscal Year: None
8. Total Number of Families Served under the Program with MOE Funds: None
This last figure represents (check one):
_NA_ The average monthly total for the fiscal year.
_____ The total served over the fiscal year
9. Eligibility Criteria for Receiving MOE-funded Benefits or Services under the Program:
Not Applicable for Guam
10. Prior Program Authorization: Was this program authorized and Allowable under prior law (i.e., as defined at §260.30)? (check one)
Yes_______ No ____X___
11. Total Program Expenditures in FY 2005.
$3,122,304.00 Services $1,130,293.00 Administration
(Note: Provide only if the response on to question 10 is No.)
This certifies that all families for which the State claims MOE expenditures for the fiscal year meet the State’s criteria for “eligible families.”
SIGNATURE: Diana Calvo
NAME: for ARTHUR U. SAN AGUSTIN, MHR
Acting Director, DPHSS
