Karuk Tribal TANF Program

 Mission Statement

To preserve and strengthen the children and families of the Karuk Tribe and other Native american tribes through an effective social welfare system that empowers individuals and families to work toward and achieve self-sufficiency, sobriety, and to become loving responsible parents in a culturally relevant way.

Purposes of TANF

1. To provide assistance to needy families so that their children may be cared for in their own home.
2. To end dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work and marriage.
3. To prevent and reduce out of wedlock pregnancy.
4. To encourage the formation and maintenance of two parent families.

 

 

TANF Plan 2023-2026

 

TANF Policies and Procedures 2025

 

Please send all comments to: 

Dion Wood, 477 Director

Happy Camp Administration Office

64236 Second Avenue

P. O. Box 1016

Happy Camp, CA  96039

Or Send an email to the TANFDistribution@karuk.us.

 

TANF (Cash Assistance)

If you would like to apply for TANF assistance please click the following link to download and fill out the TANF application. The application can be delivered or mailed to the addresses at the top of the form.

  - For Single Parents please fill out this application. TANF Application.

  - If this is a two-parent family complete the TANF Application and the Second Parent Packet.

 

 

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TANF Offices

Locations and Contact Information:

 

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Karuk Tribal TANF Program - Happy Camp 

64015 Hillside Road

P.O. Box 1016

Happy Camp, CA 96039

(530) 493-1440 | Fax (530) 842-1441

 

Joaquin Frenness	Family Services Specialist I	Ext. 6007
Shannon Rodriguez	Family Services Specialist I	Ext. 6003

 

Karuk Tribal TANF Program – Orleans

37960 Highway 96 Bldg. C

P. O. Box 141

Orleans, CA  95556

(530) 493-1440 | Fax (530) 842-1441

 

Joaquin Frenness	Family Services Specialist I	Ext. 6007
Shannon Rodriguez	Family Services Specialist I	Ext. 6003

 

Karuk Tribal TANF Program – Yreka

1515 South Oregon Street

P. O. Box 1730

Yreka, CA  96097

(530) 842-4775 | Fax (530) 842-4702

 

Maria Miranda	Family Services Specialist	Ext. 7101
Michelle Charlesworth	Family Servides Specialist	Ext. 7103
Cheryl Bearchild	Family Services Manager	Ext. 7107

 

 

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