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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.

Fact / Tip Sheet

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) recently launched a Fact Sheet Series. The child support program serves a quarter of all children and half of all poor children. Created primarily to recover welfare costs, Congress has steadily…

Report

From the Institute for Research on Poverty and researchers at Columbia University, this article provides information on the status of low-income men. Since the mid-1970s, wages and labor force participation has been decreasing for young, lesser…

Report

In 2002, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) instituted the Community…

Report

Much of the success of the Federal child support program is contingent upon the ability or willingness of noncustodial parents (NCPs) to provide financial support for their children. As a result, the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has…

Report

While the child support program has been recently successful in supporting low-income single parents, many single parents still do not receive child support. Child support can often be a vital financial resource for families in poverty. In this…

Book Chapter / Book

This Handbook was developed by the National Eligibility Worker’s Association (NEW: PATHS) with funding from the Office of Family Assistance (OFA). The Handbook includes best practices from around the country for the Temporary Assistance to Needy…

Report

Through the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Partners for Fragile Families (PFF) demonstration program intended to affect systems change to ultimately improve outcomes for…

Reports / Testimony to Congress

Child support is crucial for supporting low-income families; it makes up on average about 30 percent of family income. Authored by the Congressional Research Service, this report addresses the effects of adopting the changes made through the…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

From the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), this Compendium is a Federal source for learning about successful child support programs and organizational practices from around the country. OCSE…

Report

From the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), this Compendium is a Federal source for learning about successful child support programs and organizational practices from around the country. OCSE…

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