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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.

Report

This brief was published by the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Technical Assistance and Research Center to Promote Leadership for Increasing the Employment and Economic Independence of Adults with…

Report

State TANF programs are continuing to develop and implement strategies to improve the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families as they await a full reauthorization of the program scheduled for September 30, 2011. From improving outreach…

Report

This cross-site analysis examines all 8 of the exemplary FBCO-TANF partnerships described in the project’s case studies, by drawing out important findings related to volunteer management, organizational infrastructure, inter-agency communication…

Question / Response(s)

The Peer TA Network is interested in potential topics that users are interested in for future Webinars.

Stakeholder Resource

The Department of Health and Human Services launched Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) to conduct a thorough and transparent review of the home visiting research literature and provide an assessment of the evidence of effectiveness…

Webinar / Webcast

On April 26th, 2011, Peer TA hosted a Webinar on a pair of innovative partnerships between TANF programs (or other public systems) and local faith-based or community organizations serving the same low-income families and individuals in their…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Iowa Department of Human Services would like to know how other States consider self-employment income for purposes of determining eligibility and benefit amount for TANF cash assistance. They would like to know whether other states use actual business expenses as a deduction and/or a flat percentage as a deduction. Do States allow a client to choose actual business expenses instead of the percent and/or a flat dollar amount as a deduction? If yes, what dollar amount, and do States allows a client to choose actual business expenses instead of the flat amount?

Report

The ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) hosted a symposium on the application of behavioral research to programs that serve low-income children and families in July 2010. OPRE released a summary of the event, which included…

Conference Paper

This is a presentation given by Child Trends at the Population Association of America meetings, which provides a framework for measuring the whole child in context. The presentation offers suggestions for expansion of federal data collection,…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services would like to know if any State has implemented a Subsidized Guardianship Program? The Arkansas State Legislature requested that DWS complete a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a Subsidized Guardianship Program. Please share some information regarding the major decision points (funding, eligibility, etc.) during the decision-making process.

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