Urge Your Congressional Representatives to Extend the TANF Emergency Fund

Urge Your Congressional Representatives to Extend the TANF Emergency Fund

The Issue

The TANF Emergency Contingency Fund has been helping states provide basic assistance, subsidized jobs and short-term benefits to the growing number of families who've fallen into poverty because of the recession.

The fund will expire on September 30 unless Congress extends it. But Congress mustn't wait that long because state legislatures are making budget decisions for their upcoming fiscal years now. Cutbacks in TANF programs are likely unless states know they'll still have the Emergency Fund to draw on.

The House and Senate are negotiating a final version of a bill to extend expanded unemployment benefits, COBRA subsidies and the increased federal support for state Medicaid programs. They could-and should-include the Emergency Fund extension in this package.

Tell your elected representatives that you want them to extend and expand the TANF Emergency Fund now.

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Kathryn BaerPetition StarterI'm an independent consultant policy research, analysis and communications. I've worked for nonprofit organizations, government agencies, a Member of Congress and a major global corporation. In addition to for-fee services, I provide voluntary support for organizations that advocate on behalf of homeless and other poor people in Washington, D.C., both directly and through my blog.
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The Issue

The TANF Emergency Contingency Fund has been helping states provide basic assistance, subsidized jobs and short-term benefits to the growing number of families who've fallen into poverty because of the recession.

The fund will expire on September 30 unless Congress extends it. But Congress mustn't wait that long because state legislatures are making budget decisions for their upcoming fiscal years now. Cutbacks in TANF programs are likely unless states know they'll still have the Emergency Fund to draw on.

The House and Senate are negotiating a final version of a bill to extend expanded unemployment benefits, COBRA subsidies and the increased federal support for state Medicaid programs. They could-and should-include the Emergency Fund extension in this package.

Tell your elected representatives that you want them to extend and expand the TANF Emergency Fund now.

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Kathryn BaerPetition StarterI'm an independent consultant policy research, analysis and communications. I've worked for nonprofit organizations, government agencies, a Member of Congress and a major global corporation. In addition to for-fee services, I provide voluntary support for organizations that advocate on behalf of homeless and other poor people in Washington, D.C., both directly and through my blog.
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Petition created on April 26, 2010