The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians opened the Shingle Springs Tribal TANF Program June 1st, 2010 and now provides TANF assistance and related support services to eligible Native Americans and their families residing in El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento Counties in California.

The Shingle Springs Tribal TANF Program incorporates culture and traditions into all aspects of the program in order to strengthen and solidify the Native families and assist in addressing and resolving issues which create barriers to self sufficiency.

The Shingle Springs Tribal TANF Program provides important tools and skills which empower Native families in becoming self-sufficient, so they can support and nurture themselves, their children, families, and community.

Some of the types of assistance and supportive services which the Shingle Springs Tribal TANF Program provides to eligible Native families include:
- Monthly Assistance
- Educational Development
- Career Development
- Vocational Training
- Job Related Services
- Work Experience
- Child Care
- Transportation
- Skill Building Workshops
- Classes
- Training
- Relocation Services
- Transitional Services
- Diversion Services
- Youth Prevention Program
- Clothes Closet and Emergency Food Closet

The Shingle Springs Tribal TANF Program is also a provider for the Access to American Indian Recovery (AAIR) Program, a Federal SAMHSA grant administered through the California Rural Indian Health Board.

We are able to use the reimbursement vouchers to expand on culturally relevant events and activities that support substance abuse recovery in Native American and Alaska Native households.