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Torres Martinez Tribal TANF Goals
- To end dependence of needy parents by developing and promoting program services, assistance and activities that will support their efforts with: job preparation; work opportunities; personal growth; wellness; and stable, healthy marriages and families.
- To reduce and prevent welfare dependency of future generations of Indian people by working with TANF and other eligible American Indian Youth to: promote education; support educational achievement; encourage career exploration and planning; develop fundamental workplace ethics; promote healthy choices and personal responsibility; and provide drug-free recreational activities as incentives for regular participation and achievement in educational and work/career readiness activities.
- Provide assistance in the form of monthly financial grants to all eligible families referred from the State TANF (Cal Works/Gain) program and all eligible families who apply for assistance that reside within the designated service delivery area.
- To promote the involvement of Indian Parents in their child’s education and after-school activities that will encourage, support and promote positive reinforcement of actions and behaviors on the part of the child that will lead to the development of personally responsible adults.
- To prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies by providing qualified counseling services, activities that provide positive peer influence and relevant information to American Indian youth regarding teen pregnancy, healthy choices and personal responsibility.
- To encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent Indian families by providing opportunities for parents to learn multiple skills that will assist them in developing and maintaining positive, healthy relationships, stable environments for their children; coping with demands of modern families; maintaining traditional values and parenting skills and sponsoring activities that provide alternative drug-free recreational opportunities.
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