Cash Assistance Programs

LOUISIANA

• Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) - Provides cash assistance for eligible children who reside with qualified relatives other than parents.
• Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) - Provides temporary cash assistance to families in need.
• Strategies to Empower People Program (STEP) - Assists FITAP recipients with educational, training, and work related activities designed to lead to employment and self-sufficiency.
• Louisiana Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan - Sets forth the criteria for operation of the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP).
• Individual Development Account Program (IDA) - Matched savings account program for low-income families seeking to purchase their first home.
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - The nation's largest tax credit for low- to moderate-income workers. Free income tax assistance services available throughout Louisiana.
• Disability Determinations Services Program (DDS) -Provides benefits to disabled individuals under Title II (Disability Insurance Benefits) and Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income).

OTHER (anywhere)

• Grameen Foundation

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