Nooksack Tribal TANF
4979 Mt. Baker Hwy - Suite B
Deming, WA  98244
360.592.3219360.592.2049(fax)
Training Center - (360)592-0135

About Us

The Nooksack Tribal TANF (N-TANF) began its operation on May 1, 2005.

     The Goal of N-TANF is to provide assistance for needy families with children.  It is too provide parents or adult caregivers with job preparation, work and work experience, and support services.  The program is intended to assist needy families in becoming econo-mically self-sufficient and not dependent on the Nooksack TANF program for assistance.

An N-TANF applicant must be an enrolled member of the Nooksack Indian Tribe or enrolled in any federally recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native tribe and residing in Whatcom County.

The Nooksack Tribal TANF serves Whatcom County and those eligible clients residing North and East of the Guide Meridian to that point that it joins I-5 and eligible residents residing North and East of I-5 and south to the county boundary.

N-TANF Programs and Services

The Nooksack Tribal TANF provides basic services to help the eligible recipients and their families in achieving economic self-sufficiency.  Services may include:

  * Cash Benefits                       * Counseling                        * Job Training
  * Job Search                          * Child Care                        *Emergency Services
  * Supportive Services             * Referrals                         *Other barrier removal 
                                                                                                 Services
                                                                           
All are determined on a case by case basis.  

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