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Overview of the Unemployment Insurance program.
Career Readiness Certification
An overview of the Career Readiness Certification program.
Migrant Farm Labor Center
General information regarding the Hope Migrant Farm Labor Center Local Office.
Workforce Investment Board
Overview of the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board.

TANF
An overview of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program.
Veteran Services
Information regarding veteran services.
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Information regarding the Arkansas Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).
Dislocated Worker Task Force
Information on the Governor's Dislocated Worker Task Force.

APNF
Arkansas Partnership for Nursing's Future
AVETP
Arkansas Veterans Education and Training Partnership
AESP
Arkansas Energy Sector Partnership
Mature Workers Initiative
Information about Arkansas' Mature Workers Initiative.

Job Training
An overview of the Job Training services offered.
Arkansas JobLink
A site for finding jobs.

Arkansas Government Jobs
A site about Government jobs available in Arkansas
Arkansas Work Pays Program
An overview of the Arkansas Work Pays Program

USA Jobs
A helpful site about available jobs.

ArkLine
Information regarding Arkansas' Interactive Voice Response System.
ArkNet
Link to the web-based continued claim application for Arkansas Unemployment Insurance.
Claim Help
Information about filing claims.

EZARC
Link to the web-based claim filing system.
Trade Readjustment Allowance
Information about Basic, Additional and Remedial or Completion TRA.
UI Benefit Appeals
Overview of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Appeals.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Information regarding Arkansas' Disaster Unemployment Assistance program.

UI Claimant Forms
link to various Unemployment claim forms.
UI Fraud Reporting
Report Unemployment Fraud.
Contact UI
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Online UI Employer Services
An overview of all the UI Employer Services offered.
Arkansas JobLink
A site for finding jobs.
New Hire Registry
Link to the Newhire Registry website.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Information about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Employer Workplace Poster
A helpful pdf of Employer information.
Training Trust Fund Program
Overview, Regulations, and Application.
UI Employer Information
Userful UI Info for Employers.
UI Benefit Appeals
Overview of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Appeals.

UI Shared Work Program
Information regarding the UI Shared Work Program.
UI Tax Appeals
Overview of UI Tax Appeals.
UI Employer Forms
Useful UI Employer forms.
Contact UI
Contact information for UI.

Labor Market Information
A summary of Arkansas Labor Market Information (LMI).
DWS News
Latest DWS News.

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DWS Regulations
Information regarding DWS Regulations.

DWS Law Code
Overview of DWS Law Codes.

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TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) was created to help families stay together by empowering family leaders with job skills, resources, and assistance. With that in mind, TANF serves four functions:

Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives.

End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage.

Reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies.

Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.

Click on one of the following links to find out more about the TANF program.

Available Programs

Frequently Asked Questions

Events & News

TANF Oversight Board

TANF Success Stories

We are excited to announce that the TANF program will be sharing new Success Stories with you each quarter. There is much for which we can all be proud, thanks to the good work that TANF employees are doing throughout the state to give hope, confidence and new directions to clients' lives. We begin this quarter by sharing 10 TANF clients' outstanding Success Stories. We hope you will enjoy them, and be encouraged to add to our growing TANF Success Story Archive.

Success Stories

Fall 2011 TANF Success Stories

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