Since enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, state and local agencies have implemented a wide variety of programs to divert individuals from welfare and help those who receive support through TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) or general assistance to move, as rapidly as possible, from welfare to work.

The KRA team supports State and local welfare-to-work efforts by operating programs that provide welfare applicants and recipients with intensive case management, academic and occupational training, job placement and retention, and supportive services.

Through a program model that stresses strong, sustainable relationships with every program participant, KRA programs have been able to exceed ever more stringent federal and State work-participation requirements.