Resource Number: 170927
Alternate name: Caroline County DSS, TCA

Description
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides welfare reform program that's designed to help families to become independent of welfare support through work, personal responsibility and community involvement. Customers are required to participate in work activities for a minimum of 40 hours per week in exchange for temporary cash assistance, child care, training and emergency assistance.

ELIGIBILITY: Families which include a minor child or pregnant individual. Must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant who has applied for Child Support Services and participates in work activities.

COMPONENT EXPLANATIONS:

1) WORK ACTIVITIES: Can include job search, unsubsidized and subsidized employment, work experience, on-the-job training and/or community service. Educational activities for adults must be approved. Exemption from work activities: adult of child under 1 year of age, teen mother with child less than 12 weeks or severely disabled adult or child (SSI application required).

2) WELFARE AVOIDANCE GRANTS (WAG): Clients, at caseworker's suggestion, can receive 3-12 months of cash assistance to avoid need for TCA.

Program Phones: 410-819-4500 Main 410-819-4502 Fax

Senior Administrator Sharone Scott Assistant Director for Family Investment

Website: mymdthink.maryland.gov/ Email: [email protected]