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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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This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report details implementation recommendations regarding low-income women and the detection of breast and cervical cancer. Many factors contribute to the likelihood that a woman will be diagnosed…

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In ever-increasing numbers, women with young children are joining the labor force. Fifty-eight percent of mothers with children under one year of age are either working or looking for work, and 64 percent of mothers with preschoolers are…

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The Peer TA Network would like to know if any State Legislatures audited/reviewed any aspects of their State IVD Program operations--not including audits conducted by a State auditor or State audit agency--and issued a report?

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The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network, funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) coordinated this workshop in conjunction with…

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The Peer TA Network would like to know if States have experience developing programs for drug screening and testing of TANF applicants?

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A National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) publication entitled "Broke But Not Deadbeat: Reconnecting Low-Income Fathers and Children" addresses the circumstances faced by low-income fathers who are not able to meet their required child…

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The enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act in 1996 signaled a dramatic shift in the nation’s approach to providing assistance to those among the country’s neediest populations. The concept of welfare in the United…

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The PESD evaluation had three main objectives: (1) to better understand and characterize the experiences of individuals after they become employed and to examine the factors contributing to job loss or job stability, (2) to examine the…

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The Peer TA Network would like to know how many States pass through all or portions of the child support collected to the family? Are States' share of pass-throughs included in or claimed as MOE?

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The Peer TA Network would like to know which States charge application and other fees for IV-D services? How much is the fee? Are the fees charged to the custodial or noncustodial parent? Does the State absorb the fee?