She seemed unclear about the multiple programs' rules, except that the end result has been not enough money for food or health care. Xiong said her cash assistance dropped greatly under W-2. However, a spokeswoman for Maximus said Xiong left the AFDC program in 1997 and never enrolled in W-2 work programs. Xiong was enrolled in the Food Stamp Employment and Training program, which is jointly run by Maximus and Milwaukee County, said Twila Hatzinger, the Maximus spokeswoman. Xiong brought her own interpreter to her first appointment at Maximus but didn't bring interpreters to any subsequent appointments, Hatzinger said.
Federal guidelines hold the agencies receiving federal money responsible for providing interpreters.
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