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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.

  1. Keyword Search
    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.
  2. Filter Search
    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.

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Most Early Care and Education Staff Retention Programs Share Common Elements

Stakeholder Resource
This Child Trends blog post reflects on the results of 11 state initiatives to increase retention among early care and education (ECE) providers. These initiatives, reflecting 16 programs, are intended to increase pay among ECE staff as frequent turnover has been associated with negative outcomes for the children served. Beyond increased wages and bonuses, some state initiatives require ECE providers to participate in career lattice programs to streamline application processes.
January, 2019

Towards Equity in Apprenticeship

Stakeholder Resource
This Aspen Institute blog post by a researcher at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) reviews how to make equity a focus of successful apprenticeship programs. Three key areas – program, people, and policy – need to be aligned to extend skills to a more diverse, disadvantaged, and nontraditional workforce. Some model programs are briefly described that implement this broader equity-focused vision for apprenticeships.
January, 2019

Developing Better Mentoring Programs for Maryland’s Youth

Stakeholder Resource
This Annie E. Casey Foundation blogpost features lessons from Maryland MENTOR to illustrate how to improve the quality and quantity of mentoring programs. Also mentioned are projects that Maryland MENTOR has initiated to increase the number of mentors, including convening town halls, building professional development skills for mentors, and creating a database to connect volunteers with young people looking for mentors. While this organization’s scope is limited to Maryland, some findings noted in the blogpost can be used to help grow and support mentoring programs nationally.
January, 2019

Self-Assessment for Employment-Focused Reentry Programs

Research-To-Practice Brief
This issue brief from the Council of State Governments’ National Reentry Resource Center is a self-assessment tool with which programs can assess their delivery of integrated reentry and employment interventions for citizens returning from incarceration. This tool focuses on helping reentry practitioners improve the capacity of their programming and services to reduce the likelihood of their clients’ return to incarceration and to increase long-term job retention.
January, 2019

Implementing Evidence-Based IPS-Supported Employment with a TANF Population

Webinar / Webcast
A January 9, 2019 webinar will discuss the implementation and outcomes of the Individual Placement and Support-Supported Employment practice for TANF families. This webinar will feature the Project Director for SAMHSA’s Transforming Lives through Supported Employment Program (SEP) in Washington State and a representative from the grant program’s evaluation team.
January, 2019

Building Capacity to Build: The Nonprofit as Affordable Housing Developer

Webinar / Webcast
This webinar, convened by the Florida Housing Coalition on January 9, 2019, will provide guidance to nonprofit board members and executive leadership on building capacity and professional development for organizational self-assessment. The webinar is a pre-requisite training for nonprofit organizations planning to attend a later workshop on adding or expanding affordable housing to their set of programs.
January, 2019

Employment Virtual Learning Cohort Resource Guide

Profile / Case Study
This Office of Family Assistance-produced resource guide intends to support HPOG grantees’ ability to implement stronger employer engagement and employment services. The guide includes case studies and tools created as a result of the HPOG Employment Virtual Learning Cohort technical assistance activity that involved 10 HPOG grantees meeting virtually for learning opportunities.
January, 2019

Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017

Infographic
This Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a snapshot of the data related to opioid-involved overdose deaths. One key finding, among many other trends this infographic identifies, is that there were 70,237 drug overdose deaths in 2017, of which 67.8 percent involved opioids. This represents a 10.4 percent increase over 2016.
January, 2019

Rate of Children in Foster Care Rose in 39 States

Infographic
This Child Trends infographic presents analysis from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS) data. It presents a graphic of the United States that illustrates 39 states that experienced an increase in FY 2017 in the number of children and young persons in foster care. According to the latest data, 5.8 of every 1,000 U.S. children were in foster care in 2017.
January, 2019

Community Action Partnership: National Impact Report

Report
This newly released report from the Community Action Partnership, representing over 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAA) nationwide, presents a broad landscape of the activities and impact of CAAs. It identifies several “spotlight stories” to reflect on initiatives undertaken relative to job creation and job training, asset building, supports for health and well-being, community development, and services to strengthen children and families. The emphasis is on community-wide solutions that are designed and implemented to address challenges that low-income families face.
January, 2019

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