Offers temporary payments to needy persons caring for related children under 18 (or if 18, will graduate from high school before age 19) who need support due to death, disability, absence of parent(s), and sometimes employment. Offers limited aid to unrelated children. Call for information on eligibility requirements and required documentation. Provides employment services to recipients, upon approval, through the Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare Program (VIEW Program). Call for information on eligibility requirements and required documentation.

Services include transitional shelter for single women or women with 1-4 children. Residents also receive case management, employment counseling, budget counseling, substance abuse counseling and child services (not child care).

The Child & Family Network Centers (CFNC) support parents as they work toward self-sufficiency to support their children's education. Counseling, case management, home visits, social skills groups, ESL classes, financial literacy classes, job referrals, a mother's group, and a variety of workshops are provided on-site to further empower our families. More information can be found at www.cfnc-online.org

Self-sufficiency programs for families living in southeastern Fairfax County. Programs offered at Lorton Community Action Center: -Adult/Children Nutrition Classes -Basic Computer Classes -Job Readiness Classes -English (ESL) Classes -Basic Budgeting Classes

TANF clients and others enrolled in the VIEW program receive assessment, job leads, job placement, budgeting information, day care assistance, and counseling to support work, training and education. Also offers some emergency need assistance. Clients may also receive help with child day care costs and transportation. A TANF recipient may still get a TANF check even if they are working. A family who has someone in the VIEW program may receive TANF for no longer than 24 months followed by a period of ineligibility. A TANF applicant must cooperate in naming the parents of all eligible children and must help establish paternity for each of them. Call the Culpeper Human Services screening and referral intake center (Sam's Place) for eligibility and required documentation.

The Community Services Program is a multicultural program promoting self-sufficiency and community belonging through neighborhood educational programs and services for newly arrived and low-income Arlington County residents.