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Financial Assistance
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
This time-limited cash assistance program aims to help families in need care for their children in their own home, reduce dependency by promoting job preparation, reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies and encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
Energy Assistance Program
Extreme heat and cold are both part of life in Nevada, and the financial burden of each can be just as extreme. That's why the Energy Assistance Program (EAP) provides a supplement to assist qualifying low-income Nevadans with the cost of home energy, ensuring that these residents can weather the summer and winter conditions.
Childcare Assistance Program
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Child Care Program assists low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining child care so they can work.
Child Support Enforcement (CSE)
Making child support a reliable source of income can be essential to ensuring that children fully thrive. That’s why the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program works to ensure children have the financial and medical support of both their parents; to foster responsible behavior towards children; to emphasize that children need to have both parents involved in their lives; and to reduce welfare costs.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $67,000 or less, persons with disabilities, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.
In addition to VITA, the TCE program offers free tax help, particularly for those who are 60 years of age and older, specializing in questions about pensions and retirement-related issues unique to seniors.