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The OFA PeerTA Archive captures historical information from the peerta.acf.hhs.gov website for reference and record-keeping purposes. The PeerTA site contains information posted within the past three years. You can search for any prior information below.

Research-To-Practice Brief

This report from the Department of Labor provides an overview of the state of the field related to career pathways programs. The report provides a synthesis of the existing research in the field on this type of program, offers various research…

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) offers colorful, visually appealing booklets for counselors addressing basic financial management skills with clients. Behind on bills? helps clients get a handle on cash flow, prioritizing…

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The USDA emphasizes maternal and child health as part of their work on nutrition assistance for low-income households, and this second-year report evaluates the efficacy of their initiatives on feeding practices and child health outcomes. The study…

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This guide is a product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau, its Child Welfare Information Gateway, and the FRIENDS (Family Resource Information, Education, and Network Development Service) National Center for…

Report

This paper from the Heartland Alliance focuses on collaborations between the workforce system and homeless services system to best meet the needs of individuals who are homeless or unstably housed who access the workforce system. It specifies common…

Report

This report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) describes major welfare and family self-sufficiency research that was sponsored by OPRE in Fiscal Year 2017. The five areas of research explored by OPRE projects are: Temporary…

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This article from Partnership for Drug-Free Kids highlights a recent research finding that shows that the opioid epidemic is concentrated in high-poverty counties, particularly those in Appalachia. This finding provides significant information to…

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May is national Mental Health Awareness Month, and May 13-19 was National Prevention Week (NPW) 2018 when social service agencies raise awareness about the importance of positive mental health and substance use prevention. The Substance Abuse and…

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On March 21, 2018, a tool for veterans went live that lets veterans check the status of their benefits appeals, see how long the process may take, and alerts them about any actions they must take. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S…

Webinar / Webcast

SNAP to Skills will host the webinar Better Jobs and Increased Incomes: Integrating SNAP E…

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