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Montana Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Family Assistance Division records, 1984-1994
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
- Title
- Montana Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Family Assistance Division records
- Dates
- 1984-1994 (inclusive)19841994
- Quantity
- 4 linear ft
- Collection Number
- RS 495 (Formerly RS 461)
- Summary
- This collection is a sub-subgroup (former Division) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. The Family Assistance Division formerly operated within the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, predecessor agency to DPHHS. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. These Family Assistance Division records consist of correspondence, minutes, subject files, and clippings.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Legislature established the Department of Public Welfare in 1937, consolidating state welfare activities. The Department was responsible for the administration of all forms of public assistance, including general relief programs and supervision of institutions caring for the dependent, delinquent, or mentally or physically handicapped. In 1971 the Department of Public Welfare was abolished and its functions assumed by the newly created Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS). The SRS assumed the functions of various state agencies, including functions pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and education; the Commission on Aging; and the Council on Human Resources. The SRS administered all forms of public assistance, child protection, and child welfare; gave consultant service to private institutions providing care for the needy, indigent, handicapped, or dependent; developed provisions for services to the blind; supervised county boards of public welfare; and administered all funds allotted for public welfare activities. State government reorganization in 1995 combined the SRS with portions of the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences to form the Department of Public Health and Human Services.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Family Assistance Division records consist of correspondence, minutes of Family Assistance Division administrators’ meetings, subject files relating to programs administered by the division, and clippings. Topics include the following programs: Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS), Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP), Futures for Young Moms, and the Work Incentive Program (WIN).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Library & Archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Library & Archives before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by series.
Location of Collection
44:2-4Processing Note
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 495, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society catalog, and to follow best archival practices.
Collections from Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services' various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 495. Rather than reprocessing over 100 linear feet of DPHHS materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information available upon request
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Director’s office |
1992 |
| 1 / 2 | Office of Legal Affairs |
1992 |
| 1 / 3-4 | Personnel Office |
1992 |
| 1 / 5 | State Administered Counties (SAC) |
1992 |
| 1 / 6 | State Supervised Counties (SSC) |
1992 |
| 1 / 7 | Low-Income Energy Assistance Program
(LIEAP) |
1992 |
| 1 / 8 | Governor’s Office |
1992 |
| 1 / 9 | Office of Budget and Program Planning (manual budget
proposal included) |
1992 |
| 1 / 10 | Department of Family Services |
1992 |
| 1 / 11 | Centralized Services Division |
1992 |
| 1 / 12 | Child Support Enforcement Division |
1992 |
| 1 / 13 | Legislative Auditor’s Office |
1992 |
| 1 / 14 | County Director’s Association |
1992 |
| 1 / 15 | Office of Management Analysis and Systems |
1992 |
| 1 / 16 | Regarding policy clarifications |
1991-1992 |
| 1 / 17-20 | “Other” |
1992 |
| 1 / 21-26 | Chronological correspondence |
1993 |
| 1 / 27-31 | Chronological correspondence |
1992 |
| 1 / 32-34 | IHSB |
1993 |
| 2 / 1-3 | IHSB |
1993 |
MinutesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 4 | Administrators' meetings |
1992 |
Subject filesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 5 | AFDC: self-directed job search (Dean
Curtis) |
undated |
| 2 / 6-7 | AFDC and UP |
1991 |
| 2 / 8 | Self-employment resources |
1984, 1990 |
| 2 / 9 | JTPA study: ABT Association |
1988 |
| 2 / 10 | JOBS: OPI |
1989 |
| 2 / 11 | JOBS: Steering Committee |
1990 |
| 2 / 12 | JOBS: public inquiries |
1989 |
| 2 / 13 | Futures for Young Moms project proposal |
undated |
| 2 / 14 | JOBS: rule |
1990 |
| 2 / 15 | JOBS: staffing |
1989 |
| 2 / 16 | JOBS plan: written comments |
1990 |
| 2 / 17 | JOBS: issues |
1990 |
| 2 / 18 | Economic development |
1990 |
| 2 / 19 | Joint Interim Subcommittee on Welfare |
1988 |
| 2 / 20 | Subcommittee minutes/review |
1990 |
| 2 / 21 | Montana Information Systems Subcommittee:
JOBS |
1990 |
| 2 / 22 | Health Care Subcommittee |
1989-1990 |
| 2 / 23 | AFDC: Standard of Need Committee |
1989 |
| 2 / 24 | Housing, Homeless and Food Stamp
Subcommittee |
1989 |
| 2 / 25 | JOBS: Implementation Committee |
1990 |
| 2 / 26 | JOBS: Subcommittee chairs |
1990 |
| 2 / 27-28 | JOBS: Welfare Reform Task Force |
1988-1989 |
| 2 / 29-30 | Work Incentive Program (WIN) |
1989-1990 |
| 3 / 1 | Work Incentive Program (WIN) reports |
1990 |
| 3 / 2 | WIN-Demo/JOBS transition |
1989 |
| 3 / 3 | Legislature: JOBS/child care |
1993 |
| 3 / 4 | Legislature: subcommittee correspondence |
1993 |
| 3 / 5 | Legislation, memoranda concerning |
1993 |
| 3 / 6 | Legislature: child care |
1993 |
| 3 / 7 | Legislature: PROSS |
1993 |
| 3 / 8 | Legislature: FSTS |
1993 |
| 3 / 9 | Legislature: JOBS special session |
1992 |
| 3 / 10 | Legislative reports |
undated |
| 3 / 11 | Legislative contacts |
1990 |
| 3 / 12 | Legislative papers |
1991 |
| 3 / 13 | Administrative rule reviews/legislation |
1989-1990 |
| 3 / 14 | Special projects: Montana Conservation
Corps |
1988-1989 |
| 3 / 15 | Special projects: networking project |
1988 |
| 3 / 16 | Special projects: Utah Emergency Work
Program |
1987-1990 |
| 3 / 17 | State Plan for JOBS and Supportive Services
(correspondence, updates, and corrections. Includes version submitted) |
1990 |
| 3 / 18 | State Plan preprint reference guide to JOBS and
Supportive Services (effective July 1990) |
1990 |
| 3 / 19 | State Plan preprint reference guide to JOBS and
Supportive Services (received July 1990) |
1990 |
| 3 / 20 | State Plan for JOBS and Supportive Services (effective
October 1990) |
1990 |
| 3 / 21 | Updated County Planning Document (JOBS
implementation) |
1991 |
| 3 / 22 | Missoula JOBS Task Force |
1990 |
| 3 / 23 | Flathead JOBS Task Force |
1990 |
| 3 / 24 | Project for People Task Force, Butte |
1989 |
| 3 / 25 | Project Work Program Task Force, Lewis and Clark
County |
1987-1989 |
| 3 / 26 | AFDC: College Training (Bob Frazier) |
1986 |
| 3 / 27 | JOBS Operator Training |
1992 |
| 3 / 28 | Training: non-traditional job development (SRS and
DOT) |
1992 |
| 3 / 29 | JOBS: county staff training |
1993 |
| 3 / 30 | JOBS Operator Training |
1992 |
| 3 / 31 | JOBS training: non-traditional employment, Department
of Transportation |
1992 |
| 3 / 32 | AFCD-UP: work registration |
1990 |
| 3 / 33 | Welfare reform |
1986-1989 |
| 3 / 34 | JOBS: system manual |
1991-1994 |
| 3 / 35 | Grant Diversion Training |
1989 |
| 3 / 36 | Grant Diversion Information |
1989 |
| 4 / 1 | Grant Diversion Information |
1989 |
| 4 / 2-4 | HRDC Grant Diversion Training |
1988-1989 |
| 4 / 5-6 | JOBS: implementation/state plan |
1989 |
| 4 / 7 | Family Support Act/JOBS |
1988-1990 |
| 4 / 8 | Implementing the Family Support Act of 1988: Planning
Guide and Status Review Questionnaire |
1989 |
| 4 / 9-10 | JOBS: provisions and summaries |
1988-1989 |
| 4 / 11 | FSA/JOBS |
1990 |
| 4 / 12 | JOBS: forms |
1990 |
| 4 / 13 | JOBS: presentations |
1989 |
| 4 / 14 | Montana Council on Vocational Education |
1990-1991 |
| 4 / 15 | JOBS newsletter |
1989-1990 |
| 4 / 16 | JOBS regulations (comments) |
1989 |
| 4 / 17 | JOBS questions and answers |
1991 |
| 4 / 18 | JOBS funding |
1990-1991 |
| 4 / 19-20 | JOBS subcommittee |
1989-1990 |
| 4 / 21 | WSP ARM and State Plan |
1990 |
| 4 / 22 | Maps (counties participating in programs) |
undated |
ClippingsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 23 | Clippings |
1992 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Finding aid prepared by Kathryn Kramer; Updated by Lindsey
Mick
2013;
2025
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