Investigate the welfare assistance or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for the State of Michigan.

First, determine the name and administrative agency of the program in your state. Most TANF programs are administered by the Department of Health and Social Services or the Department of Human Services.

Then, determine what time limits and work requirement provisions have been legislated in your state. What educational activities can count toward work requirements?

Are family support services such as parent-skill training and housing assistance provided?

What is your state's record on welfare reform?

Has welfare reform made a difference for the poor in your state?

Based on research what are some best practices in administering welfare support to the poor in our communities?

Please support your answer with information from the textbook and/or other research. Write a 3-4 page essay in a Microsoft Word document.

Determined the name and administrative agency of the program in your state.

Determined what time limits and work requirement provisions have been legislated in your state and what educational activities can count toward work requirements.

Explained whether family support services such as parent-skill training and housing assistance were provided.

Identified and described your state's record on welfare reform and whether welfare reform has made a difference for the poor in your state.

Must be plagerism free and in APA format.