SSBG is used by states, local governments, and non-profit organizations to supplement other social service programs and leverage additional funding and resources.
States have the flexibility to use SSBG to address specific gaps in services.
SSBG funds services to vulnerable children, families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities and is administered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. SSBG is often referred to as the glue that holds state and local social service systems together, as its flexibility makes it the keystone of a large, diversified array of human service programming. In January 2000, United Way of America conducted a survey to assess the impact cuts to SSBG have had on local United Ways and United Way funded agencies. The survey is designed to give SSBG beneficiaries an identity and a voice for their stories. United Way of America All Rights Reserved.