Welfare

These sites offer information pertaining to receiving welfare/TANF benefits, eligibility requirements, and programs to assist those on welfare.

• Employment Connection. offers several programs to ASSIST PERSONS WITH LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES to self-sufficiency through employment. The Competitive Employment Program has a special emphasis on serving former offenders, substance abusers, WELFARE RECIPIENTS and their families. The "World of Work" is a two-day seminar that teaches the "ins and outs" of finding and keeping a job. They also assist clients with the preparation of their resumes and offer monthly job fairs.
  http://www.employmentstl.org/
  
  

• Department of Social Services Temporary Assistance Program.+. Department of Social Services Temporary Assistance Program provides limit financial assistance for those who qualify. Click here to find more information about this program and to see if you are eligible to apply.
  http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/tempa.htm
  
  
• Missouri Department of Social Services Division of Family Services Income Maintenance & Self-Sufficiency Program. This link offers a list of family financial programs offered throught the Division of Family Services within the Department of Social Services. These programs are designed to aid families with a wide variety of needs. Information reguarding food stamps and food distribution programs can also be accessed through this link.
  http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/pap.htm
  
  
• Missouri Employers Guide Benefits for Low Income Working Families. This site is developed so employers can help their EMPLOYEES ON WELFARE LEARN WHAT BENEFITS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO. Welfare recipients themselves can also access this site for beneficial information. Benefits include Medicaid, Earned Income Credit, Food Stamps, Child Care and Transitional Benefits.
  http://www.dss.mo.gov/wreform/eceben.htm
  
  
• Missouri Employers Guide Services Available to Employers Hiring Welfare Recipients. This site lists all the SERVICES AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYERS HIRING WELFARE RECIPIENTS, including tax credits, on-the-job training, mentoring and earned income credit.
  http://www.dss.mo.gov/wreform/services.htm
  
  

• The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) of the U.S. Deparment of Labor. works to assist workers in getting the information they need to protect their benefit rights. Information ON HOW TO FILE A CLAIM FOR YOUR BENEFITS and HOW TO OBTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT DOCUMENTS from the labor department is available at this site.
  http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/
  
  
• Welfare Information Network. This site is a clearinghouse for information on welfare reform. It explains TANF WORK REQUIREMENTS, offers information on topics pertinent to welfare recipients, such as CHILD CARE, FOOD STAMPS, HOUSING, AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, and provides access to FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION relating to welfare, welfare-to-work, workforce investment and related issues.
  http://www.welfareinfo.org/