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Annual Report on State TANF and MOE Programs
- 2005
Wyoming
TANF FY 2005 Annual Report Wyoming POWER Program
1 The State's definition of each work activity.
1. Unsubsidized Employment Employment where the wages are earned by the job seeker, directly from the employer. We consider a job seeker to be working full time if she/he is working 35 or more hours per week with earnings equivalent to the federal minimum wage. Part time employment is less than 35 hours per week, or employment of more than 35 hours per week with earnings less than the federal minimum wage. Self employment hours are determined by dividing the gross income by the federal minimum wage.
2. Subsidized Private/Public Sector Employment Employment in which all or part of the wages are financed through some type of public funding. Examples of subsidized employment are Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) on the job training, employment through the Green Thumb program and training provided by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
3. Work Experience Work experience activities fall into three general categories:
-develop basic work habits
-practice specific employment skills
- practice job readiness and retention skills
- demonstrate skills to a prospective employer
- acquire on the-job experience
- gain confidence to enter or return to the workforce
All work experience assignments are covered by an official work experience agreement, signed by the job seeker, the case manager and the supervisor from the job site. The agreement outlines the skills the job seeker is expected to be taught and learn. The agreement also details the number of hours of participation required.
Work experience assignments are limited to 90 days. Extensions may be
granted for up to one year if the need to continue work experience is
thoroughly assessed and documented.
These activities are very individualized and creative so they are specific
to
the person's challenges. The POWER work program has developed activities
to help job seekers progress toward self-sufficiency by:
- keeping journals that might assist in enhancing health
- doing workbooks/worksheets at home to learn any of the job readiness, job retention or job enhancement skills
- developing, implementing and monitoring a plan for applying for SSI
- developing a plan to assist with child support enforcement efforts
- engaging in activities that address the client's medical problems and needs
-providing labor market research for others
- locating necessary advocates and support systems
- developing and participating in a plan to correct circumstances that have contributed to domestic violence
-developing ways to be paid for caring for an incapacitated immediate family member
The potential activities and plans are limitless as long as the need and
justification is thoroughly documented. The work experience agreement is
used in this setting, but the case manager or other service provider serves
as the supervisor.
4. On-The-Job Training - Subsidized on-the-job training is provided by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). On-the-job training under all other funding sources is classified under subsidized employment.
5. Job Search/Job Readiness/Job Retention/Job Enhance/Advancement - Job
search/job readiness activities fall into four general categories:
- preparing applications and resumes
- preparing and practicing for interviews
- building self-esteem during the job seeking experience
- obtaining feedback on the quality of the job search efforts
- understanding what employers look for in an applicant
- locating available job openings both formally and informally
- doing labor market research
- seeking employment
- preparing for general workplace expectations
- understanding what employers want in an employee
- exhibiting work behavior and attitudes necessary to compete successfully in the labor market
- preparing for work by having transportation, child care, etc. in place - including back-up plans
- making the connection between employment and self-sufficiency
- participating in job-shadowing opportunities
- assuring transportation and child care back-up plans are in place
- exhibiting work behaviors and attitudes necessary to remain on the job
-resolving conflict on the job
- applying assertiveness techniques
- learning to negotiate
- knowing when and how to ask for help
- using the Food Stamp, Child Care and Medicaid programs as steps in progressing toward full self-sufficiency
- using job coaching assistance when needed
- setting and implementing goals for advancement
- learning to budget money and resources
- making sound decisions
- committing to life-long learning
- taking care of self and dealing with stress
- balancing priorities
- learning time management techniques
- seeking available and affordable health insurance
- budgeting for, choosing and preparing nutritional food for the family
6. Vocational Training - Vocational training can be approved when:
While in training, the job seeker must maintain full-time enrollment and a
"C" grade average or equivalent and complete the program within 12
months
7. High School/GED – The high school or GED activity is treated differently for parents of different age groups. Satisfactory school attendance includes maintaining continuous enrollment and a "C" grade point average or equivalent.
A teen parent under age 18 must maintain satisfactory school attendance
to be in compliance with POWER.
A teen parent ages 18 and 19 can continue in high school or GED only if
she/he:
- has maintained continuous enrollment
- has at least a "C" grade point average
- will complete the requirements within six months or will graduate with her/his graduation class
The high school or GED activity is approved for adults only when they
are
participating in other countable work activities first for the number of
hours
required by federal regulation.
8. Job Skills Training - Job skills training is short term skill training designed to increase the skills of an employee. The training is available in the community and occurs outside the regular work hours. It is not the same as vocational training.
Job skills training is only appropriate if the training is essential for the
job
seeker to obtain, maintain or increase employment. It is approved for adults
only when he/she is participating in other countable work activities first for
the
number of hours required by federal regulation.
2 - A description of the transitional services provided to families
no longer
receiving assistance due to employment.
Wyoming will provide supportive services to POWER eligibles and needy families with a child whose income does not exceed 185% of poverty, who are at risk of long-term poverty and when the service will promote self-sufficiency.
Collaboration with the Department of Health
The Department of Family Services (DFS) has collaborated with the Wyoming Department of Health. The collaboration has created the Nurse-Family Partnership Home Visitation Program. The program is a voluntary, multifaceted home visitation program designed to promote healthy families and healthy children. Services are provided at no cost and include child development, access to health care, parent education, family incentives, counseling, staff training and community coordination/education. The program model includes screening, assessment, home visiting and referrals. If another agency or program is providing the same service(s), the program will defer to that agency or program to avoid duplication of services. Services can begin for eligible families either prior to or at the time of birth and can continue until the child is two years of age. Services can be extended due to a child who:
• has special needs;
• is in receipt of TANF;
• is at risk of child abuse or neglect;
• is developmentally delayed;
• has a mother with drug and/or substance abuse or mental illness and
has been referred for services by a community mental health center;
• has a mother who is a victim of domestic violence;
• has a mother who is on probation or parole.
The program will focus on recipients who, due to pregnancy or parenthood, are at risk of long-term welfare dependence and provide services to prevent or end poverty and promote self-sufficiency. No medical services are provided with TANF funds.
Collaboration with the Department of Education
DFS has collaborated with the Wyoming Department of Education. The collaboration is to contract with preschool providers to provide preschool programs for economically disadvantaged students who are at-risk.
Collaboration with the Department of Workforce Services
DFS has collaborated with the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The collaboration is to assist TANF eligible participants in developing advanced job skills for sustained self-sufficiency in accordance with TANF requirements and structured to meet TANF purposes.
Literacy, basic skills and skill deficiencies are addressed. The Department of Workforce Services will recruit an entity or entities to provide monitored, short-term training for individuals to obtain a GED. The provider must assure “open-entry/open-exit” access to the training and hours that will accommodate individuals already working. Training in basic life/job skills will include programs such as time management, personal financial management, work behavior, etc.
The Department of Workforce Services will partner to work with individual employers and employer groups/associations to provide funding to train workers where needed. Funds will also be provided to train individuals in high skill areas when a more skilled labor force is needed.
Collaboration with the Natrona County School District, Bar None Student Construction Project
DFS has collaborated with the Natrona County School District, Bar None Student Construction Project. The Bar None partnership will provide an opportunity for at-risk and out-of-school youth to develop building construction trade skills while building homes for families who could not otherwise afford a home or are currently living in substandard or shared housing. This program is part of the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy Program.
Collaboration with ACS State and Local Solutions
DFS has collaborated with ACS State and Local Solutions on a wage advancement program. The program is designed to end dependence on government benefits, achieve outcome wages of 200% of the federal poverty level, emphasize knowledge and education in permanent self-sufficiency and strengthen local families and communities through partnerships.
Collaboration with Attention Homes, Inc.
DFS has collaborated with Attention Homes, Inc. to provide youth services to youth who have been suspended or expelled from Laramie County School District #1. The goal is to decrease the number of expelled and suspended youth placed out of home, reduce the number of youth who have contact with juvenile justice programs, increase the number of youth maintaining passing grades in school or steady employment and stability within the youth’s home environment.
Collaboration with Cedar Mountain Prevention Center
DFS has collaborated with Cedar Mountain Prevention Center to create an office of volunteerism to coordinate and foster collaboration of services and programs for the faith based community, DFS and other entities. Cedar Mountain has also placed a substance abuse therapist in the Cody and Powell DFS offices. Cedar Mountain is also providing inpatient substance abuse treatment for clients.
Collaboration with Fremont Counseling Service
DFS has collaborated with Fremont Counseling Service to provide intensive, wrap-around services, based on individual and family strengths to decrease out-of-home placements and youth re-offender rates. DFS has also collaborated with Fremont Counseling Service to provide the Wind River Job Club program to increase employment opportunities for youth ages 14-18 who display evidence of emotional, behavioral, mental health or substance abuse disorders.
Collaboration with Healing Kids, Inc. – The LINK
DFS has collaborated with Healing Kids, Inc. – The LINK to provide needy teen parents with the necessary skill attainment, education, counseling, follow-up services and support to move beyond government program dependency to independence and self-sufficiency.
Collaboration with Teton Youth and Family Services
DFS has collaborated with Teton Youth and Family Services to provide services to families at-risk of abuse and neglect so that children may avoid out-of-home placement and to provide transition service to families and children who are returning to the community from out-of-home placement or detention.
Collaboration with Uplift
DFS has collaborated with Uplift to target needy families with children who are at-risk of emotional, behavioral, or learning disorders, substance abuse, out-of-home placement or school failure to provide support and advocacy services in an effort to increase success and stability in their homes, schools and communities.
Collaboration with Youth Emergency Services, Inc.
DFS has collaborated with Youth Emergency Services, Inc. to provide children with educational and treatment services while keeping them in their home.
Collaboration with CASA of Laramie County
DFS has collaborated with CASA of Laramie County to provide court appointed support for abused and neglected children. CASA of Laramie County will ensure children spend a minimum amount of time in foster care or non-permanent placements, develop a program plan that addresses community awareness and collaboration, and provide advocacy services and monitoring of reunification and permanency plans.
Collaboration with Our Families Our Future
DFS has collaborated with Our Families Our Future to provide job preparation, employment and relationship building for young single mothers.
Collaboration with JEMS
DFS has collaborated with JEMS to provide a pre-court diversion program. The families who complete the program will avoid any formal court proceedings within the following year and children will remain in their home.
Collaboration with Ray Lansing, Inc. and High Country Consulting
DFS has collaborated with Ray Lansing, Inc. and High Country Consulting to provide statewide education and outreach for services offered by the Department of Family Services.
Collaboration with SAGE Technical Services
DFS has collaborated with SAGE Technical Services to provide professional truck driving certification for low-income TANF eligible adults.
Collaboration with Southeast Wyoming Mental Health
DFS has collaborated with Southeast Wyoming Mental Health to place a full-time mental health/substance abuse therapist in the Laramie, Albany, Platte and Goshen County DFS offices. The therapist will identify, screen, assess and refer the target four to treatment and other services and provide case management follow-up after discharge to determine status.
Collaboration with Substance Abuse Treatment Cooperative
DFS has collaborated with Substance Abuse Treatment Cooperative to provide four, 24-hour, primary residential treatment programs for substance dependant women and their children across the State of Wyoming.
Collaboration with The Learning Center
DFS has collaborated with The Learning Center to provide and coordinate services for immigrant families living in poverty. The Learning Center is working with families to improve reading skills, increase kith and kin care providers, increase the number of father’s involved in their child’s programs and assist families in receiving some form of mental health consultation.
Collaboration with Wyoming Children’s Society
DFS has collaborated with Wyoming Children’s Society to reduce teen out-of wedlock pregnancies. Wyoming Children’s Society works on the reduction and prevention of recurrent pregnancies and participants demonstrate positive change in attitude or a greater understanding of how to prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Wyoming Children’s Society will also offer a Parent-to-Parent program to help with parenting and financial literacy.
Collaboration with Wyoming Health Council
DFS has collaborated with the Wyoming Health Council on a young fatherhood initiative and providing adolescents in out-of-home placement with reproductive health and disease prevention services from family planning programs.
Collaboration with Wyoming Lodging and Restaurant Association
DFS has collaborated with the Wyoming Lodging and Restaurant Association to reduce teen out-of-wedlock pregnancies by meaningful employment. The goal is to increase the number of at-risk youth who have the resources to meet living expenses, increase the percent of at-risk youth who attain education goals and increase the percentage of at-risk youth who avoid involvement in high-risk behaviors.
Collaboration with Albany County Commissioners
DFS collaborated with the Albany County Commissioners to provide a continuum of services to Albany County’s families through the Our Families Our Future’s Program and the Laramie Youth Crisis Center’s Extended Families program with ancillary services provide by Albany County Family Planning, Albany County Public Health, Laramie Community College’s GED and Adult Basic Education Program, and the CHILD Laramie Home Day Care Association. This is a community-based program that offers educational assistance, job training and placement, life-skills training, home visitation, and group and individual counseling. Services are provided through a cooperative community effort that fosters participant self-sufficiency and well-being.
Collaboration with Big Horn County Commissioners
DFS collaborated with the Big Horn County Commissioners to identify and provide services to low income families in the Big Horn Basin and to all adjudicated youth in Big Horn County. Its primary goal is to raise the protect factors and lower the risk factors of area youth. This is done by providing various educational opportunities and activities to youth and their parents. The focus of the program will be to develop a comprehensive integrated sexual health philosophy for the community that will lower teen and out of wedlock pregnancies and reduce the number of sexually transmitted diseases in area youth.
Collaboration with Campbell County Commissioners
DFS collaborated with the Campbell County Commissioners to provide children with structured educational and treatment services and provide mothers the necessary educational, job and life skills and counseling to gain long-term employment.
Collaboration with Converse County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Converse County Commissioners to address Converse County’s low-income population priority needs and barriers. Each agency will continue providing their core services, while educating the other agencies about those services. The collaborative partners will each conduct intake and assessment activities and provide their specialty service. However, when appropriate, these partners will now refer their clients to other partners directly for appropriate training and/or other services as needed. Services provided will include job readiness, job skills and parenting training.
Collaboration with Fremont County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Fremont County Commissioners to provide a comprehensive, intensive, job skill focused, and job search assisted program that will help participants obtain and retain a job after 8 weeks of training.
Collaboration with Goshen County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Goshen County Commissioners to provide a Caring and Sharing Program that purchases emergency food supplies for those in Goshen County who are TANF eligible. Saint Joseph’s Children’s Home provides four parenting classes. Eastern Wyoming College provides Certified Nursing Assistant training, welding classes and Business Technology classes. The Youth Council provides out-of-wedlock programs and NxLevel Small Business Training teaches TANF eligible individuals about the aspects of business.
Collaboration with Hot Springs County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Hot Springs County Commissioners to provide intensive, in-home crisis intervention, counseling, and life skills education for families who have children at imminent risk of out of home placement.
Collaboration with Johnson County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Johnson County Commissioners to provide extended daycare to parents who are employed in jobs which require them to work outside of the traditional 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. time.
Collaboration with Laramie County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Laramie County Commissioners to assist families in moving toward employment and self-sufficiency by providing a mental health assessment and follow-up treatment, group support, couples counseling, life-skills training, GED, job skills training and job placement.
Collaboration with Lincoln County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Lincoln County Commissioners to provide mothers with the necessary educational, job and life-skills training, and counseling to gain long-term employment.
Collaboration with Natrona County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Natrona County Commissioners to assist families in moving toward employment and self-sufficiency by providing a mental health assessment and follow-up treatment, group support, couples counseling, life-skills training, GED, job skills training and job placement. The STEPS program operated through the Community Partnership of Natrona County will provide training in financial literacy, self-reliance, job search and information technology. The Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming will provide a young fathers initiative and the SMART Moves program. The Self Help Center, Inc. will provide intensive case management to transitional housing residents, implement a quality of life program and self-esteem groups for clients and teach and encourage clients to utilize Pacific Power’s on-line Life-Long Training curriculum.
Collaboration with Niobrara County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Niobrara County Commissioners to train TANF eligible adults to become Certified Nurses Assistants and Registered Nurses. Niobrara Community Education Center and the Niobrara County High School will provide an after school program and Expanding Environments will provide a 9 week summer work program.
Collaboration with Park County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Park County Commissioners to provide life-skills training, employment opportunities and job training, Certified Nursing Assistant training, after school programming, access and visitation and educational programming to reduce out of wedlock pregnancies.
Collaboration with Platte County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Platte County Commissioners to provide workplace ethics classes, which address concepts such as the importance of being on time, being responsible, meeting employer needs, and setting attainable goals. The county also provides assistance with obtaining a high school diploma or GED and prerequisites for college courses.
Collaboration with Sheridan County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Sheridan County Commissioners to provide a specialized program that will assist the bi-nuclear family in development of parenting plans. The program combines parent education and mediation to assist families put forth the best future possible for their children.
Collaboration with Sublette County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Sublette County Commissioners to assist families in moving toward employment and self-sufficiency by providing a mental health assessment and follow-up treatment, group support, couples counseling, life-skills training, GED, job skills training and job placement. The SAFV Life Skills Program is part of the Sublette County SAFV Task Force. Victim Advocates assist individuals in developing the necessary skills to find an adequate paying job. This assistance includes but is not limited to peer counseling, resume development, access to computers for continuing education, job skills training, transportation and locating housing.
Collaboration with Teton County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Teton County Commissioners to provide a transitional housing program and Family Advocate Project. Clinical and community based services are delivered to children and families. The program is delivered using licensed professionals and family advocate outreach workers. Core components include: home and community based family intervention, comprehensive family assessments, emergency assistance, and counseling. The Child in Poverty program provides supported childcare options in licensed, quality programs available while parents complete educational and economic appointments.
Collaboration with Uinta County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Uinta County Commissioners to provide expanded child care hours to parents who are employed. A young father’s initiative program is also offered by the county.
Collaboration with Washakie County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Washakie County Commissioners to provide mothers with the necessary educational, job and life-skills training, and counseling to gain long-term employment. Big Brothers/Big Sisters will provide bilingual respite support for female heads of households utilizing skill building/mentoring for their children. Children Resource Center will provide bilingual maintenance of two-parent families by promoting positive and healthy development of children by their parents in the home environment. Boys and Girls Club will provide extra curricular activities designed to target bilingual TANF eligible children with a safe, supervised after school program.
Collaboration with Weston County Commissioners
DFS has collaborated with the Weston County Commissioners to provide life course development to reduce the dependence of parents on government programs, promote healthy relationships with family and coworkers and to prevent unintended pregnancies.
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 45 CFR 261.14 of this chapter.
If a family member does not comply with requirements in the Individual
Responsibility Plan (IRP), the State will not authorize a payment to the
assistance unit for the corresponding performance month.
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:
(i) Licensed/regulated in-home child care.
0*
(ii) Licensed/regulated family child care.
0*
(iii) Licensed/regulated group home child care.
0*
(iv) Licensed/regulated center-based child care.
0*
(v) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
in-home child care provided by a nonrelative.
0*
(vi) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
in-home child care provided by a relative.
0*
(vii) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
family child care provided by a nonrelative.
0*
(viii) Legally operating (i.e. no license category available in State or locality)
family child care provided by a relative.
0*
(ix) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
group child care provided by a nonrelative.
0*
(x) Legally operating (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
group child care provided by a relative.
0*
(xi) Legally operated (i.e., no license category available in State or locality)
center-based child care.
0*
*The State of Wyoming only provides Earned Income disregards.
5 - If the State has adopted the Family Violence Option and wants Federal
recognition of its good cause domestic violence waivers under 45 CFR 260.50-58,
then provide (a) description of the strategies and procedures in place to
ensure that victims of domestic violence receive appropriate alternative services
and (b) an aggregate figure for the total number of good cause domestic waivers
granted.
Wyoming will waive the five-year benefit limit for a period not to exceed two
years
for an applicant or recipient who is fleeing because a family member has been
battered or subjected to extreme cruelty or domestic violence. Individuals must
provide verification to substantiate threats, stalking or actual mental/physical
abuse of the caretaker and/or the children. Acceptable verifications are court
records, medical records, criminal records, law enforcement records,
psychological records, child protection records, social service records and
domestic violence agency records.
Wyoming will allow the following when a family member has been battered or
subjected to extreme cruelty or domestic violence and has not exhausted their
five year benefit limit:
- Waive the work program performance requirements through postponement for up to one year without reevaluation if participation in work activities would endanger the health or safety of the family.
- Limit the waiver to one year unless reevaluation occurs each six months after the first year.
- Limit the waiver to two years unless:
-Reevaluation occurs each six months after the first year, and
-The job seeker is cooperating in the development and implementation of a plan approved by the Department to correct circumstances that have contributed to domestic violence.
- The plan developers must include the domestic violence agency, social services and/or a licensed counselor and the job seeker.
Wyoming will allow the following when a family member has been battered or
subjected to extreme cruelty or domestic violence and has exhausted their five
year benefit limit:
-Waive the work program performance requirements for a job seeker only if participation in work activities would endanger the health and safety of the family.
-Reevaluate the job seeker's circumstances at six month intervals; and
-Require the job seeker, after one year, to cooperate in the development and implementation of a plan approved by the Department to correct circumstances which have contributed to domestic violence if such plan has not already been implemented.
-Require the plan developers to include social services, the domestic violence agency and/or a licensed counselor.
An average of zero job seekers have been postponed from participation in any
given
month. No job seeker have received a hardship extension due to domestic
violence issues.
6 - A description of any nonrecurrent, short term benefits (as defined in 45 CFR 260.31(b)(1)) provided, including:
(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.
No TANF dollars are spent in this area, however, individuals are informed about the Food Stamp and Medicaid programs. If individuals lose or are not eligible for TANF benefits, they are screened for continued eligibility for the Food Stamp and Medicaid programs.
7 - A description of the 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.
Regular employees have the right to an administrative hearing if they believe
they were displaced or replaced by a POWER job seeker when: 1) on lay off from
the same or any substantially equivalent job or 2) terminated from employment
as a result of an involuntary reduction in workforce in order to fill the vacancy
with a POWER job seeker in an assigned work activity. Complaints are filed with
the local agency District Manager. The public is notified through the rule making
process.
8 - A summary of State programs and activities directed at the third
and fourth
statutory purposes of TANF (as specified at 45 CFR 260.20(c) and (d) of this
chapter).
See answer in question #2 of this attachment.
9 - An estimate of the total number of individuals who have participated in subsidized employment under 45 CFR 261.30(b) or (c) of this chapter.
There were 0 cases in subsidized public sector employment in FY05.
There were 0 cases in subsidized private sector employment in FY05.
Attachment B
Annual Report on State Maintenance-of-Effort Programs: ACF-204
State: Wyoming Fiscal
Year: 2005
Date Submitted: November 17, 2005
Provide the following information for EACH PROGRAM for which the State claims
MOE expenditures.
1. Name of Benefit or Service Program:
TANF
2. Description of the Major Program Benefits, Services, and Activities:
Refer to the Wyoming state plan.
3. Purpose(s) of Benefit or Service Program:
Refer to the Wyoming state plan
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):
6. Total State Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year:
$16,888.075
7. Total State Expenditures Claimed as MOE under the Program for the Fiscal
Year:
$9,682,474
8. Total Number of Families Served under the Program with MOE Funds:
3,022
This last figure represents (check one):
__X_ 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:
Refer to the Wyoming state plan.
10. Prior Program Authorization: Was this program authorized and allowable
Under prior law (i.e., as defined at 260.30)? (check one)
Yes _X_ No ____
11. Total Program Expenditures in FY 1995. (Note: provide only if the
Response on to question 10 is No.)
n/a
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: ________________________________
NAME: _____________________________________
Annual Report on State Maintenance-of-Effort Programs: ACF-204
State: Wyoming Fiscal Year: 2005
Date Submitted: November 17, 2005
Provide the following information for EACH PROGRAM for which the State claims
MOE expenditures.
1. Name of Benefit or Service Program:
Personal Opportunities with Employment Responsibilities - State Adult Student
Financial
Aid (POWER-SASFA)
2. Description of the Major Program Benefits, Services, and Activities:
Refer to the Wyoming state plan.
3. Purpose(s) of Benefit or Service Program:
Refer to the Wyoming state plan
4. Program Type. (Check one)
____ This Program is operated under the TANF program.
__X_ 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):
The student will become ineligible for the educational activity if there is a break in POWER eligibility unless it is due to excess earned income and/or child support.
The five (5) year benefit limit will not count for any month a POWER-SASFA student meets the attendance requirements of her/his education institution and does not receive an "incomplete" or an "F" in any class during any semester of summer school session. Once the attendance requirements are not met or an "incomplete" or "F" obtained at anytime, all previous disregarded months and future months will be applied toward the five (5) year benefit limit.
6. Total State Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year:
$19,521
7. Total State Expenditures Claimed as MOE under the Program for the Fiscal
Year:
$19,521
8. Total Number of Families Served under the Program with MOE Funds:
5
This last figure represents (check one):
__X_ 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:
Refer to the Wyoming state plan and question 5 of this report.
10. Prior Program Authorization: Was this program authorized and allowable
Under prior law (i.e., as defined at 260.30)? (check one)
Yes _X_ No ____
11. Total Program Expenditures in FY 1995. (Note: provide only if the
Response on to question 10 is No.)
n/a
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: ________________________________
NAME: _____________________________________
Annual Report on State Maintenance-of-Effort Programs: ACF-204
State: Wyoming Fiscal
Year: 2005
Date Submitted: November 17, 2005
Provide the following information for EACH PROGRAM for which the State claims
MOE expenditures.
1. Name of Benefit or Service Program:
Eastern Shoshone Tribal TANF Program
2. Description of the Major Program Benefits, Services, and Activities:
Refer to the Eastern Shoshone Tribal TANF plan.
3. Purpose(s) of Benefit or Service Program:
Refer to the Wyoming state plan
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):
6. Total State Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year:
$409,635
7. Total State Expenditures Claimed as MOE under the Program for the Fiscal
Year:
$409,635
8. Total Number of Families Served under the Program with MOE Funds:
136
This last figure represents (check one):
__X_ 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:
Refer to the Eastern Shoshone Tribal TANF plan.
10. Prior Program Authorization: Was this program authorized and allowable
Under prior law (i.e., as defined at 260.30)? (check one)
Yes _X_ No ____
11. Total Program Expenditures in FY 1995. (Note: provide only if the
Response on to question 10 is No.)
n/a
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: ________________________________
NAME: _____________________________________
Attachment B
Annual Report on State Maintenance-of-Effort Programs: ACF-204
State: Wyoming Fiscal
Year: 2005
Date Submitted: November 17, 2005
Provide the following information for EACH PROGRAM for which the State claims
MOE expenditures.
1. Name of Benefit or Service Program:
Personal Opportunities with Employment Responsibilities program for Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens.
2. Description of the Major Program Benefits, Services, and Activities:
Refer to Wyoming state plan. Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens are subject to the same benefits, services and activities and the regular TANF applicants/recipients.
3. Purpose(s) of Benefit or Service Program:
Refer to Wyoming state plan. The Purpose of Benefit or Service Program for Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens is the same as the regular TANF benefit or service program.
4. Program Type. (Check one)
___ This Program is operated under the TANF program.
_X_ 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):
Refer to question #1 in Attachment A of this report and the Wyoming state plan. Work activites and descriptions which apply to regular TANF applicants/recipients also apply to the Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens.
6. Total State Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year:
$ 0.
7. Total State Expenditures Claimed as MOE under the Program for the Fiscal
Year:
$ 0.
8. Total Number of Families Served under the Program with MOE Funds:
0
This last figure represents (check one):
_X_ 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:
Refer to Wyoming state plan. Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens are subject to the same eligibility criteria as the regular TANF program for receiving MOE-funded Benefits or Services.
10. Prior Program Authorization: Was this program authorized and allowable
Under prior law (i.e., as defined at 260.30)? (check one)
Yes _X_ No ___
11. Total Program Expenditures in FY 1995. (Note: provide only if the
Response on to question 10 is No.)
n/a
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: ________________________________
NAME: _____________________________________
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