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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.
Through the Harvard Family Research Project, this brief reviews the characteristics of high quality after-school programs and how research has been put into practice to improve programs. Some examples of high quality programs include appropriate…
From the Finance Project, this strategy brief gives information on the use of TANF funds to finance out-of-school programs to improve outcomes for children. Authors provide information on three strategies for out-of-school initiatives for…
The number of children born to unmarried parents has been steadily increasing. In 2005, 37 percent of children were born to unmarried parents. Responding to these trends, the Federal government implemented the Healthy Marriage Initiative. This…
The FIELD program is a project through the Aspen Institute to increase awareness and funding for microenterprise for low-income families. While wages are important to economic security, accumulating assets can often help families along the way to…
The child tax credit is the largest federal cash assistance program for children. In 2007, tax filers can claim a credit equal to 15 percent of the excess of earnings over $11,750, up to the $1,000 per child. Authors find that among working…
This purpose of this policy announcement is to remind State agencies of the TANF Charitable Choice requirement.
A representative from Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services would like to know if other States in-house or contracted services for employment and training programs?
This series of briefs outlines criminal justice changes in the last 20 years and discusses implications for female offenders. The briefing sheets in this series include: Women in the Criminal Justice System: An Overview; Involvement in Crime;…
The Hawaii Department of Human services (DHS) uses the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to fund a diverse set of positive youth development (PYD) programs to prevent teenage pregnancy and other behaviors that can negatively…
The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network sponsored this Roundtable on May 9-10, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. The principal goals of the Roundtable were to build and enhance partnerships statewide between social services providers, Idaho TANF…
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