TANF programs, already slashed earlier this year, drop again By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Misty McGee is stuck in the waiting game. “I feel like I’m on hold. It’s really frustrating.” Her biggest opponent is her own health. Cancer at a young age took her ...
12 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Poverty figures unlikely to change course anytime soon By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Census figures released Tuesday put on paper what many of us have known for a long time. Times are tough, getting tougher. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s figures, t ...
26 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
Breaking News: Lawmakers vote to preserve TANF assistance timeline Threatened cut to 18-month lifetime limit dies in House and Senate budget committee By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The 60-month time limit to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...
3 Jun 2011 - Street Roots
Hope still afloat in Salem for TANF families By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer For months, state lawmakers have been mulling over drastic budget cuts to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, program that would not only cut the program by about ...
1 Jun 2011 - Street Roots
Multnomah County Commissioners vote to oppose TANF cuts With a unanimous vote, Multnomah County Commissioners put itself on the record opposing plans in Salem to drastically cut the state’s family and employment support for the poorest Oregonians. State l ...
5 May 2011 - Street Roots
Multnomah County Commissioners set to vote to oppose TANF cuts Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury is pushing forward a resolution to oppose the state's proposed deep cuts to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or TANF program. The ...
4 May 2011 - Street Roots
TANF proposals work through the Legislature Advocates relieved time limit won’t change, but worry about long-term effects of cutting support services By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Proposed changes to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) p ...
28 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
Life Support [caption id="attachment_5078" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Jamaica Imani-Nelson used TANF to get back to work and support herself. Photo by Jennifer Jansons"] [/caption] The Temporary Assist ...
28 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
Life Support Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and related employment services has helped thousands of people like Jamaica get back to work. Its own future looks less positive. [caption id="attachment_5043" align="aligncenter" wi ...
19 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
Don't let the State of Oregon kick families to the curb! The Governor and the State of Oregon are on the verge of making thousands of families around the state homeless. Why? The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, is on the verge of be ...
5 Apr 2011 - Street Roots