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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.

Why Not in Our Community? Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing

Report

This report, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides an update on trends in State and local regulations that affect housing development and reducing barriers to affordable housing for low-income populations…

Taking Stock: Housing, Homelessness, and Prisoner Reentry

Report

This article from the Urban Institute provides information on the status of housing from prisoners returning to society. While some are able to reside with family members, housing can pose a significant barrier for others. This article reviews…

A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities

Report

This research includes 27 cities and the status of hunger and homelessness. The research is based on information from the cities on the demand for emergency food and shelter and the capacity to handle the need, the causes of hunger and…

Housing Assistance and the Effects on Welfare Reform

Report

This article focuses to answer if welfare recipients who receive housing assistance are harder to employ than those who do not receive it and if the type of housing assistance affects the outcomes for the recipient.

Incidence and prevalence of homeless and runaway youth

Report

Homeless, runaway, and throwaway youth (HRTY) constitute a high-risk population that…

Evaluation of Continuums of Care for Homeless People

Report

This project examined 25 local homeless assistance systems and the success of a strategy for creating a functioning Continuum of Care for the homeless.

Making Work Pay for Public Housing Residents: Financial-Incentive Designs at Six Jobs-Plus Demonstration Sites

Report

Traditional public housing rules that set rent as a percentage of a tenant's income have long been thought to discourage residents from taking jobs, because much of the extra income from employment is simply absorbed by an increase in rent. The…

Opening Doors: Expanding Educational Opportunities for Low-Income Workers

Report

This report, co-authored by the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices and Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) is based largely on a roundtable meeting conducted in April 2000 by both organizations to…

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