MI-GPS participants worked with a TANF-employed career development facilitator or coach to set and support progress toward their employment-related goals. Once participants set goals, the coaches worked with participants to identify and complete small activities to advance their goals. The coaches let participants have ownership of their goal-setting process and activities. Coaches typically encouraged participants to develop incremental goals that they could accomplish in three to six months. People could only receive MI-GPS services while they received TANF benefits. Services were provided to TANF applicants and returning recipients who were eligible for cash assistance and determined to be subject to mandatory work requirements. MI-GPS was implemented in Genesee and Wayne Counties, MI.
MI-GPS provided coaching to help recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Michigan achieve employment-related goals.