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The Voices for Children Public Assistance default page has 1 section for TANF participation with data from 2015-2021, 1 section for SNAP participation data from 2015-2021, and 4 sections for WIC participation data spanning 2021-2023. WIC data broken out by month is presented under the bar graphs and are presented in reverse chronology.  Users should continue to scroll down the page – until the Newsletter Sign-Up in the website footer – to view all the data disaggregated by MONTH. To see data specific to geographic area, toggle the dropdown menu marked “location” below and to the left of each bar graph to check or uncheck by county.

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Filters – Each data visualization for each year is set to default with all data. In order to specify the LOCATION and AGE GROUP, for demographic data, one should use the FILTER item. At default, the filters say “nothing selected”. To select a filter, click the small, grey arrow to the right of the “nothing selected” title. There, a drop-down menu will appear. One may select ONE OR MORE options in the drop-down menu. To CLEAR filtered selections, click the “Clear Filters” box. The data table will also be filtered. To SORT (A-Z) the data in the table, use the small arrow to the right of the column title.

Export Options – There are FOUR ICONS above the table: Print, Excel, CSV, and Copy. These are export options. The data will be exported with user filters. For the complete data set, click the “clear filters” button.

Public Assistance | Population of Children by County

The number of children receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance by age group: 0-2, 3-4, 5-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-17, and 18.

Source: KIDS COUNT Data Center, TANF – Population by age group; Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Income Maintenance.

Percentage values are based on combined population totals for the 4 counties represented (Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery). Values do not filter in table.

A June snapshot of the number of children ages 0-21 receiving SNAP (food stamps) by age group: 0-2, 3-4, 5-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-17, and 18-21

Source: KIDS COUNT Data Center, SNAP – Population enrolled by age group; Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Income Maintenance.

Percentage values are based on combined population totals for the 4 counties represented (Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery). Values do not filter in table.

Nutrition | WIC Participation | Population of Children by County

The total number of enrolled women, infants and children who receive WIC benefits by participants’ county of residence.

Source: PA WIC Program Data

Percentage values are based on combined population totals for the 4 counties represented (Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery).