Someone tell me about Welfare to Work progarm?

Answer 1

The welfare reform movement reached its apex on August 22, 1996, when President Clinton signed a welfare reform bill, officially titled the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, is a United States federal law that was considered to be a fundamental shift in both the method and goal of federal cash assistance to the poor. PRWORA instituted Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) which became effective July 1, 1997 and replaced what was then commonly known as welfare, the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) programs. Essentially a cash stipend to the indigent with young children, its impacts were threefold: 1) It shifted welfare from an entitlement to greater requirements for compliance by the client. 2) It placed a lifetime limit of no more than 60 months of benefits and 3) It was instituted as a block grant to states, allowing much greater freedom to the individual states to determine the rules of compliance. There is also a component that aims to encourage two-parent families and discourage out-of-wedlock births. To continue to receive federal benefits, TANF clients must work or look for work. Hence, individual state programs emphasize this shift with names for the program such as "Wisconsin Works" or "WorkFirst".

Answer 2

Call your welfare or Human Services Office and ask them about the program.

Answer 3

The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) program officially ended on September 30, 2004.

If you want historical information, try
http://www.opm.gov/wtw/index.htm