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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.

Webinar / Webcast

The Office of Refugee Resettlement hosted a Webinar entitled "Providing Coordinated Human Services to Refugees and Immigrants through Specialized Service Units." This free Webinar provided an opportunity to hear about specialized service units…

Stakeholder Resource

Cultural differences regarding child-rearing practices, discipline methods, appropriate adolescent behavior, and intergenerational expectations can be difficult barriers for refugees resettled in the United States to overcome. In an effort to…

Report

Coordinated by the Refugee and Immigrant Health Program of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center (RHTAC) serves as a source of tools, information, and support for health and mental health…

Book Chapter / Book

The Office of Immigration Statistics at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released the 2010 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. The Yearbook includes a compendium of tables with data on foreign nationals who, during fiscal year 2010, were…

Question / Response(s)

The Peer TA Network would like to know how TANF agencies engage eligible immigrant, refugee, and limited English proficient TANF populations for work activities? Do agencies have innovative programs to address these populations?

Toolkit

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants released a resource guide for service providers who work with refugees with disabilities in communities. The authors note that many refugees that flee to the U.S. come from poorer regions with high…

Research-To-Practice Brief

This issue brief, written by the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP), describes how members of the Community Services Network, particularly Community Action Agencies, are actively addressing the social service and…