[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR260.20]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), 
 
PART 260_GENERAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROVISIONS
--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart A_What Rules Generally Apply to the TANF Program?
 
Sec. 260.20  What is the purpose of the TANF program?

    The TANF program has the following four purposes:
    (a) Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be 
cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;
    (b) End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by 
promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
    (c) Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies 
and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the 
incidence of these pregnancies; and
    (d) Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.

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