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Q&A: NRST for Expectant Parents and Parents of Newborns Experiencing Financial Hardship

Overview
The Resilient Families Hub is a new initiative of the Office of Family Assistance and exists to understand the role of direct cash transfers in advancing economic stability and mobility in the United States. The Hub works with federal, state, and local governments and community-based organizations to provide subject matter expertise, research findings and evidence-based policies and practices around the targeted use of direct cash. 

Summary Table for Work Participation Rates and Engagement in Work Activities, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023

FY2023 Work Participation Rates

OFA "Dear Colleague" Letter on Housing Instability

Federal TANF and State MOE expenditures for FY 2023

Heart2Heart is a new initiative funded by the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) that promotes healthy relationships for all. 

Follow us @Heart2HeartGov for tips and resources about health families and relationships!

Want to collaborate? Contact us at Heart2HeartGov@acf.hhs.gov.

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has posted the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) financial data tables, along with an interactive map, national  (PDF)and state pie charts (PDF).

FY2023 Federal TANF and State MOE Expenditures

These tables provide demographic data on the age, gender, and race/ethnicity of adults and children in TANF and Separate   State Program (SSP)-Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) active families and closed cases, as well as data on the financial circumstances of TANF cash assistance recipients.