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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 / Response(s)

A representative from the Oregon Department of Human Services would like to know if States use client swipe card systems to track and record attending for TANF clients participating in employment, training, and other self-sufficiency activities? If no, why not? If yes:

  • How does the system and process works?
  • For what other purposes is the card being used (electronic benefit transfer for program benefits)?
  • How long has the system has been in place?
  • Was it developed in-house or by a vendor?
  • How was the system developed, implemented, and what was the timeline?
  • What are the benefits of the system (cost savings, reduced errors, workload impact, client and partner convenience)?
  • Were there implementation challenges and/or lessons learned?
  • Have there been any changes made since implementation
  • Are there any quality control procedures to check data?

Question / Response(s)

The Peer TA Network would like to know what States and Counties are doing to support eligibility and case management workers with high caseloads?

Question / Response(s)

The Peer TA Network would like to know how States and Counties deal with worker turnover for eligibility and case management staff?

Report

This final report focuses on Future Steps. In this report, the authors (1) chronicle the design and operation of Future Steps, assessing program participation, service delivery, and costs; (2) examine 30-month impacts on employment, earnings,…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from South Fulton Service Center would like to learn about some creative intake procedures from other states/cities related to their intake process.

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services/Family Support would like to learn about screening and assessment tools used by other States that comply with 45 CFR 261.11(a)?

Report

This resource, published by Nova Southeastern University, outlines strategies and provides examples of techniques used in Motivational Interviewing. For each technique, the authors include both a rationale for the technique and samples of the…

Newsletter / E-Mail Alert

This newsletter is from the What Works Clearinghouse and provides an overview of the New Chance program. The program supports TANF recipients who have dropped out of school through GED preparation, life skill training, parenting programs,…

Report

This report represents the first step in the process of identifying initiatives intended to assist TANF recipients living with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment that may be worthy of further study. The outcomes and impacts of such…

Report

The emphasis on placing TANF recipients into paid employment quickly is consistent with employment assistance approaches employed by several recent demonstration projects (outside of TANF) for youth and adults living with a disability. However,…

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