needy
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In January, the Republican governor announced plans to tap the state’s unspent funds from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare program, called TANF, to expand Star Academy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The largest freeze is from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance for family living expenses.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026
HHS has broad spending oversight for programs for the underprivileged, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, early education of toddlers and foster care.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Favre, 54, was testifying about welfare abuses in Mississippi and allegations that he and others used Temporary Assistance for Needy Families state funds for personal and corporate gains.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
A Needy Group The Bosnians, Herzegovinians, Bulgarians, Servians, and Montenegrins are just beginning to come in appreciable numbers.
From Aliens or Americans? by Grose, Howard B. (Howard Benjamin)
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