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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.

Question about NRSTs for Teen Pregnancy Programs

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A representative of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity is interested in learning if any states are using non-recurrent short-term benefits (NRST) in Teen Pregnancy Programs.

Question on the "Benefit Cliff"

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A representative of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is interested in finding out if any states have successfully implemented programs or other initiatives to help individuals with the "benefit cliff" (i.e., when an individual loses TANF or other benefits due to increase in earnings)—maybe with matching programs, payment points for continued employment, etc.

Question from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

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A representative from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is looking for program information from states that utilize a single vendor approach to TANF E&T programs, i.e., what is the process, how are your clients best served, what issues have you run into, how does it affect your state's WPR (if that data is available).

Question from Oregon DHS

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A representative from The Oregon Department of Human Services would like to know if there is a way to maximize or leverage federal match from (SNAP, TANF or Title XIX) for staff training purposes? Are there websites or resources that others can suggest? Thank you for any assistance!

Question from PeerTA

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On behalf of a representative from OFA's Region I-IV, PeerTA would like to learn how States balance the demands of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (i.e., number of enrollments) and other programs (TANF, SNAP, etc.)?

Question from PeerTA

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On behalf of a representative from OFA's Region I-IV, PeerTA would like to know how States use federally-funded programs to meet family needs that they cannot address within an agency (e.g. specific co-enrollment type strategies)?

Question from PeerTA

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A representative from OFA's Region I-IV would like to know how agencies deal with staff turnover. Many staff who process TANF or SNAP also receive the offered benefits, so what are some innovative strategies that states use to retain valuable staff?

Question from Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

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A representative from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services would like to hear from States that are utilizing, "Providing Child Care for An Individual Who Is Participating in Community Service" as an actual work activity. Do any States have materials on this activity that they are willing to share?

Question from Delaware Division of Social Services

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A representative from the Delaware Division of Social Services would like to know what assessment tool States use to determine if a client has challenges with substance abuse, mental health and/or domestic violence?

Question from Tennessee Department of Human Services

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A representative from the Tennessee Department of Human Services would like to know how other States deal with the situation if a parent misses a work activity due to child sickness? While the agency grants the parent a good cause exception not to attend an activity if the child is sick, it still impacts the work participation rate. This is especially true when there is an virus/bacteria outbreak in a Day Care Facility.

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