"TANF TRANS-WRAP FUND"

The County of Bergen has provided the Bergen County Board of Social Services funding for families receiving TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families). This funding is to be used to remove barriers to securing employment and to assist families in moving towards self-sufficiency.

THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BERGEN COUNTY AND
THE BERGEN COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES


 

Transportation Block Grant for TANF Trans-Wrap

July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008

TYPE OF PAYMENT

WHERE PAYMENT SENT

AMOUNT AVAILABLE PER RECIPIENT

MAXIMUM YEARLY BENEFIT

MAXIMUM QUARTERLY BENEFIT

CAR REPAIRS AND INSURANCE: (NOTE: Vehicle must be registered to recipient. Recipient’s name must be on the insurance policy.)

To car repair establishment or insurance company

$1500

$1500

OFF-PEAK TRANSPORTATION

To transportation provider

$50

$200

  $50 (one emergency per quarter)

DRIVER’S LICENSE RESTORATION 

To driving school

$100 (one time only)

$100

 
DRIVING LESSONS AND COST OF OBTAINING LICENSE 

To driving school

$425 (one time only)

$425

 

POINT REDUCTION 

To driving school

$100 (max of two times over lifetime of case)

$100

 

CAR SEATS FOR CHILDREN To Toys R Us Route 4, Paramus

$120

$60 for booster seat

Determined by number of children

 

 

 

For A Copy of the TANF Trans-Wrap Application
in Microsoft Word Format:

Click Here

Mail completed Applications to:

Bergen County Board of Social Services
216 Route 17 North
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662

Or Contact Ms. Patricia Dunphy at (201) 368-4254

Attention: Work First New Jersey Case Management Unit.
 

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