Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) provides employment education, training and support services to qualified Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipients.

VIEW, Virginia's welfare reform program, is designed to encourage self-sufficiency through a "work first" philosophy. VIEW offers recipients the opportunity to work and continue to receive some TANF benefits and supportive services. VIEW also encourages personal responsibility. In addition to employment, other VIEW work activities can include on-the-job training or community work experience for at least the minimum federally required hours per week. VIEW participants can also participate in optional transitional services such as child care.

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) provides temporary financial assistance to eligible families.

A monthly cash payment is distributed to eligible families to meet their basic needs. The program is based upon the principles of personal responsibility, time-limited assistance, and work in exchange for benefits. TANF is the cash assistance component of the Virginia Independence Program (VIP) that helps families work toward their goal of total independence.

For more information regarding the TANF Program, please visit the Virginia Department of Social Services. Apply here.

VDSS Covered Groups:

• Children Under Age 19
• Parents & Caretakers of Dependent Children
• Pregnant Women
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients
• Adults Aged 65 or Older, Blind or Disabled (not receiving SSI)
• Children or Adults Who Need Long-term Care in a Facility/Home & Community-based Care (Waiver) Services
• Individuals in Medical Institutions With Income < 300% of SSI
• Medicare Beneficiaries
• Plan First - Family Planning Services
• Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

Hospice. Pop Up- "Hospice" is a covered group of terminally ill individuals whose life expectancy is 6 months or less and who have voluntarily elected to receive hospice care. The term “hospice” is also used to refer to the covered service or a terminally ill Medicaid recipient, regardless of his covered group.

Hospice services can be provided in the individual’s home or in a medical facility, including a nursing facility.

For more information regarding the Medical Assistance Programs, please visit the Virginia Department of Social Services. Apply here.