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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.
Children in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Child-Only Cases with Relative Caregivers
Since the establishment of TANF, welfare cases declined by 52 percent nationally. However, child-only cases declined by only 25 percent. Half of the child-only are currently residing with a relative. There is little information on these children…
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…
On March 2, 2004, the Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network hosted its first moderated Online Forum as part of the Child-Only Learning Community. Representatives from eight States logged onto this moderated discussion to engage with Federal…
North Carolina has requested examples of how States might currently be using TANF (or State MOE) funding to provide services for homeless families. Also, if there are funds provided to prevent homelessness, that would be helpful. Please advise of any such practices and provide a contact person.
This set of case management functions is drawn from a chapter entitled, ”The principles of effective case management of mental health services” (pp. 24-51) by researchers Charles A. Rapp and Richard J. Goscha. It is included in a larger volume…
This paper from the Center for the Study of Social Policy is part of a series on improving service delivery to victims and families affected by domestic violence. Particularly, domestic violence can have a wide range of effects on children,…
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…
This study, for the Office of Policy Development and Research and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, identifies successful community-wide approaches to reducing homelessness and achieve stable housing.
This economic analysis of the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) addresses three randomized trials carried out to examine long-term effects of the NFP on maternal, child, and family functioning. The analysis presented in this report provides…
Oklahoma requested that the Welfare Peer Technical Assistance (TA) Network sponsor a one and half- day site visit of two grandparent housing facilities in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, representatives from the Ohio Department of Job and Family…
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