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DeSantis highlights care portal and TANF changes as alternatives to traditional welfare
Summary
Governor described a state care portal that connects churches and charities with clients and said recent TANF changes direct support through partners rather than unrestricted cash, which he argued better helps families.
Governor Ron DeSantis described what he called a non-governmental approach to reducing reliance on means-tested welfare, saying the state's HOPE program and a care portal connect churches, charities and businesses with people in need to provide targeted aid. "A church knows that a single mom is having housing trouble… they are gonna be way more responsive than a bureaucracy ever could be," he said, arguing that partner-based support can reduce long-term dependency.
He also discussed changes to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) rules, saying the state is directing benefits toward services and partner interventions rather than unrestricted cash that could be spent in ways the state considers unhelpful. DeSantis credited those changes and the care portal with helping "30, 35,000, 40,000 Floridians who have eliminated or reduced their need for means tested welfare," while acknowledging that some figures were given approximately in the remarks.
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