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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.

Grant Writing Workshop: Brighter Future, Inc.

Peer TA Products (miscellaneous)

Brighter Future, Inc. (Brighter Future) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Texas. This organization is a minority operated, community-based organization that provides educational training, vocational support services, and pre-…

Developing Strategies to Address the Child-Only Caseload: Trenton, New Jersey

Report

The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network conducted discussions with State TANF administrators around the country to assess their current policies around the child-only caseload. These States include Alabama, Florida, Idaho, North Carolina,…

Families on TANF in Illinois: Employment Assets and liabilities

Report

This report sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) uses survey and administrative data to examine the personal characteristics and situations, potential challenges for employment, compensating…

Working with Disadvantage Youth: Thirty-Month Findings from the Evaluation of the Center for Employment Training Replication Sites

Report

Efforts to replicate the experience of the Center for Employment Training (CET) in San Jose, California -- a uniquely successful program that helped at-risk youth develop skills needed to compete in today's labor market -- showed mixed results.…

Question from PeerTA

Question / Response(s)

Have any State or county TANF agencies established constructive relationships with their local public housing agencies? If so, describe how this collaboration was formed and what results/changes have taken place due to this collaboration.

Question from PeerTA

Question / Response(s)

Are there any grants available to non-profit groups that want to try to fund a Fatherhood Coordinator?

Question from PeerTA

Question / Response(s)

Many States are currently using internet technology as an information tool to support their TANF, Child Care, Child Support and/or Child Welfare programs. Have any States' use of the Web progressed to the 'transaction' or 'commerce' phase to assist in providing direct services to their clients?

Incidence and prevalence of homeless and runaway youth

Report

Homeless, runaway, and throwaway youth (HRTY) constitute a high-risk population that…

Employment Barriers Facing Ex-Offenders: Employment Dimensions of Reentry: Understanding the Nexus between Prisoner Reentry and Work

Conference Paper

From the Urban Institute's Reentry Roundtable, this article reviews employment and earnings rates among ex-offenders which are, for the most part, very low. Authors explore the barriers that ex-offenders face in reentering society and returning…

Employment Dimensions of Reentry: Understanding the Nexus between Prisoner Reentry and Work -- Can Inmates Become an Integral Part of the U.S. Workforce?

Conference Paper

Two-thirds of prisoners are rearrested within three years of release. Industry-specific work programs in prison have shown to greatly reduce recidivism -- however, only 7 percent of inmates are currently working in such programs. From the Urban…

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