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The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Georgia's Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services (doing business as Child Support Enforcement) $824.125 million on October 1, 2025, under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (CFDA 93.558) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, to assist needy families with children, promote job preparation and work, prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and encourage two-parent family formation and maintenance.

The recipient passed funds through approximately 50 sub-recipients delivering after-school care and summer services for youth across Georgia, including Angels In Paradise, Inc.; Georgia Alliance Of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.; Future Seekers, Inc.; Thomasville Community Resource Center, Inc.; Middle Georgia Center For Academic Excellence, Inc.; Coastal Plains RESA; Young Men's Christian Association Of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.; Gwinnett United In Drug Education Inc.; Wings For Kids; Agape Community Center, Inc.; The Family Y YMCA of the CSRA, Inc.; Loving Hands Community Development Corp; Next Generation Focus Inc.; Girls Incorporated Of Greater Atlanta; Family Connection Of Columbia County, Inc.; MT. Olive Community Outreach Center, Inc.; The Next Level Community Development Center, Inc.; Glascock County Board Of Education; Corners Outreach, Inc.; Youth Empowerment Through Learning, Leading, And Serving, Inc.; City Of Refuge, Inc.; and Team Up Mentoring Inc. Sub-recipients also included University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Georgia College & State University, each providing workforce education and development workshops for eligible youth participants. Partners For H.o.m.e., Inc., received pass-through funding to develop and administer a homelessness initiative program for homeless and at-risk families using a Housing First approach. The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council received funding to provide administrative and direct services to local Children's Advocacy Centers and support training and technical assistance. Atlanta Community Food Bank received pass-through funding to provide administration and nutrition assistance to eligible families. Multiple regional commissions and county governments—Three Rivers Regional Commission, Henry County Commissioners, Heart Of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission, County Of Jefferson, Coastal Regional Commission, Middle Georgia Regional Commission, River Valley Regional Commission, and Southwest Georgia Regional Commission—received sub-awards to secure coordinated transportation services for human services agency consumers across distinct Georgia regions. Verida, Inc. (doing business as Southeastrans) received sub-awards to provide coordinated transportation services for human services consumers across multiple Georgia regions.