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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.

Research-To-Practice Brief

This national issue brief, from the University of New Hampshire Casey School of Public Policy, highlights findings from examining housing challenges in several New England regions through interviews and focus groups. While discussing the effects of…

Report

This brief from the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy discusses demographics in Southwestern Minnesota, a rural area where the population is aging and becoming more diverse, particularly among youth. The goal of the brief…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Vermont Agency of Human Services – Economic Services Division would like to know about transportation solutions for rural communities. Have states used Uber to transport participants? What are other transportation methods that are cost effective and can meet transportation needs in rural areas?

Video

This video from the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights Rural Integration Models for Parents and Children to Thrive (Rural IMPACT). Launched in 2015, this public-private partnership aims to combat poverty in ten rural and tribal communities around…

Research-To-Practice Brief

This brief from the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy uses the American Community Survey five-year estimates to document characteristics of the immigrant and native-born populations in the U.S. by metropolitan status. The…

Stakeholder Resource

This blog post from the ACF Family Room Blog highlights the work of the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) on improving rural communities. OFA developed the Rural Communities Initiative, which provided information on various rural issues. In addition…

Webinar / Webcast

The Office of Family Assistance held a webinar on “Creating Tribal TANF and WIOA Partnerships to Connect Tribal Families to Employment” on July 20, 2016, from 2:00-3:15 p.m. ET. This webinar provided an opportunity to hear about partnerships…

Webinar / Webcast

In this webinar from the Institute for Research on Poverty, the presenters examined population and employment trends in the rural United States and considered state and federal USDA initiatives to help recovering rural economies and households. The…

Webinar / Webcast

On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA), through the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, hosted this technical assistance webinar for responsible fatherhood practitioners, including current OFA grantees, and…

Report

Child Trends provided commentary on the state of rural child poverty. In the commentary, they cite Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mothers 2015 report, which evaluates the devastating health disparities between the rich and poor living in…

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