Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance

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The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance is a state agency that administers public assistance programs such as food, cash, and employment support for low-income individuals and families in Massachusetts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public assistance agency ⓘ
state government agency ⓘ
administersProgram DTA Employment and Training programs ⓘ
EAEDC ⓘ
Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children ⓘ
Employment and Training services for recipients ⓘ
SNAP in Massachusetts ⓘ
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Massachusetts ⓘ
TAFDC ⓘ
Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children ⓘ
alsoKnownAs DTA ⓘ
Massachusetts DTA ⓘ
collaboratesWith MassHealth ⓘ
linked to: Medicaid

Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development ⓘ
local community organizations in Massachusetts ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
fundingSource Commonwealth of Massachusetts budget ⓘ
federal government of the United States ⓘ
goal to improve the quality of life for low-income individuals and families in Massachusetts ⓘ
to promote self-sufficiency among program recipients ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts
languageOfService English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
operatesIn Massachusetts ⓘ
parentOrganization Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services ⓘ
policyArea food security ⓘ
poverty alleviation ⓘ
public welfare ⓘ
social services ⓘ
provides cash benefits ⓘ
employment support services ⓘ
food benefits ⓘ
job training referrals ⓘ
work readiness services ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of public assistance programs in Massachusetts ⓘ
cash assistance programs for low-income residents ⓘ
employment support services for low-income residents ⓘ
food assistance programs for low-income residents ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
state Massachusetts ⓘ
targetPopulation children in low-income households ⓘ
elderly low-income residents ⓘ
low-income families in Massachusetts ⓘ
low-income individuals in Massachusetts ⓘ
people with disabilities in Massachusetts ⓘ
website https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-transitional-assistance ⓘ

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Executive Office of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts → oversees → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance ⓘ
Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts → oversees → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance ⓘ
DTA → fullName → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance ⓘ
Massachusetts DTA → fullName → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance ⓘ
Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children → administeredBy → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance ⓘ
TAFDC → administeredBy → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance ⓘ
TAFDC → appliedThrough → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance offices ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children → operatedBy → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance ⓘ
Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children → administeredBy → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance field offices ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
EAEDC → administeredBy → Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance ⓘ