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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.

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Only publicly available content that meets criteria in the ACF archive schedule will be available on the Peer TA archive.
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How to use the Peer TA Archive

Peer TA’s library includes a variety of Resources/Reports, Question and Answers, and Innovative Programs. You can filter by each one of these types of resources by clicking on the left.

  • Resources include Peer TA and other OFA technical assistance event reports and materials and resources from stakeholders with research on the TANF program and low-income families. We also include research from the Self Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse.
  • Questions and Answers are submitted by TANF stakeholders around the country designed to facilitate the process of information-sharing regarding important topics related to TANF programs and low-income families.
  • Innovative Programs refer to creative methods of administering the TANF program, imaginative ways that services are provided, or new means of helping TANF participants with multiple barriers.  The topic area includes Innovative Programs that have been submitted by other States.

There are two methods to find materials in the Peer TA Archive.

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    1. To conduct a keyword search, simply type a title, or keyword into the search box and click on the blue arrow. The number of results and the terms searched will display above the filters on the left hand side of the screen.
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    1. Users can also find materials in the Peer TA Library by selecting one filter, or a combination of filters. You can filter the Peer TA Library by topic, subtopic, date, the type of content, geographic area (urban, rural, suburban; ACF region; State/Territory; city/county; Tribe). The number of results and the filter used will display on the top of the left hand navigation bar. If you would like to further refine your search, you can select an additional filter. You can combine as few or as many filters as you would like to search for items in the Peer TA Library.

For further assistance locating materials in the Peer TA library, please contact us at peerta@blhtech.com. Finally, if you would like to submit materials for inclusion in the Peer TA Library, please also email us at peerta@blhtech.com.

Results

Empowering Families: Implementation of an Integrated HMRE, Employment, and Financial Literacy Program for Low-Income Couples

Report
This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report presents findings of the Strengthening Relationship Education and Marriage Services (STREAMS) evaluation, which is a random assignment impact analysis and process assessment of five Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) grantees. The process study report identifies findings on The Parenting Center’s experiences in the design and implementation of Empowering Families, which was designed to offer integrated HMRE and economic stability services to couples raising children together.
June, 2020

Training and Employment Notice No. 25-19

Policy Announcement / Memoranda
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration published this Training and Employment Notice for stakeholders in the public workforce system to help delineate elements of credential programs and to identify credentials that support skill acquisition for quality in-demand jobs that meet business community needs. The Notice also includes four attachments covering credential resources, credit for prior learning, some models of existing industry-recognized stackable credentials, and references.
June, 2020

Program Management Strategies from Youth CareerConnect

Stakeholder Resource
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration has compiled a list of resources from the 24 Youth CareerConnect grantees on program management strategies. These resources cover case management as well as monitoring and participant files, sustainability of Youth CareerConnect partnerships, and other relevant guidance for programs addressing the needs of youth. Also included are data and general information about the Youth CareerConnect program, engagement strategies, and career and education strategies.
June, 2020

Our Journey Together: Summer Employment Webcast Mini-Series

Stakeholder Resource
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration’s Division of Youth Services has produced a set of three webcasts to support the planning and implementation of WIOA youth programs. Webcast topics include: Employer Engagement; Partner Engagement (to include other non-employer stakeholders who offer supportive services and training to youth participants); and the Recruitment and Retention of Out-of-School Youth.
June, 2020

Health Profession Opportunity Grants 2.0: Year Four Annual Report (2018–19)

Report
This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report covers results of the second round of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program from the beginning of the Program (September 30, 2015) through its fourth year (September 29, 2019). This assessment examines the characteristics of HPOG 2.0 program participants, the activities in which they engaged, and their employment outcomes.
June, 2020

A Question About Documenting Participation Hours

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Oregon Department of Human Services asks, "What are other states' best practices on documenting work participation hours, including online educational activities?"
June, 2020

VR100 Anniversary: Celebrating a Century of Success Webinar

Webinar / Webcast
June 2, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the federally funded Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services’ (OSERS) Rehabilitation Services will host a webinar on June 2, 2020 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT and pay tribute to this historical occasion by showcasing “Success Stories” of how the VR program helped change the lives of students and adults with disabilities.
June, 2020

ACF Family Room Blog: Crosswinds Youth Services Uses Open Table Partnership to Help At-Risk Youth

Stakeholder Resource
This blogpost, authored by the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, discusses the Open Table initiative. This initiative supports youth in undergoing “significant life transformation” by using an intensive, relationship-focused, volunteer-based model to help them develop their own life plans; volunteers then use their own social networks to help youth implement these plans.
June, 2020

Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention in Fatherhood Programs

Research-To-Practice Brief
This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation research-to-practice brief covers background information on the consequences of domestic violence on families and children and illustrates how prevention and intervention efforts on domestic violence are framed within fatherhood programs. The brief also identifies various promising practices in these programs to support both the prevention of domestic violence and interventions when incidences have already been perpetrated. The brief was developed through the Preventing and Addressing Intimate Violence when Engaging Dads (PAIVED) study.
June, 2020

Horizons 2020

Webinar / Webcast
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, Jobs for the Future (JFF) planned to convene individuals working in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors in person for its biennial workforce development and education summit on June 9 and June 10, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, JFF has decided to transition to a free virtual event to be held in June 2020. JFF plans to reconvene in person in New Orleans in June of 2021.
June, 2020

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