Support for low-income families. The count of AFDC children is one factor used to distribute a number of state and federal categorical aid programs. The federal Welfare Reform Act of 1996 replaced AFDC with Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). California’s “Welfare to Work” program is called California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKS).
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