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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.

Report

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Region III convened two strategic planning meetings in eastern Pennsylvania on February 12, 2004 and February 18, 2004 to provide information to county officials about the advantages of the…

Report

This resource is a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation offered by Grant Collins, Chief Program Officer of the Office of Family Assistance (OFA), during a Welfare Peer TA Moderated Forum event on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

Fact / Tip Sheet

This document answers many frequently asked questions about the EITC, including program description, eligibility information, and key terms.

Research-To-Practice Brief

Authored by Pietro S. Nivola, Jennifer L. Noyes, and Isabell V. Sawhill. This Policy Brief is part of a Brookings Institution series entitled Welfare Reform and Beyond. This is issue #29 of this series.

Question / Response(s)

I need the national number of children served by TANF for each fiscal year from 1999 to last available as a comparison for our state numbers or a location I can obtain that information. While this number used to be readily available I can now find only family or total participation. A child for our purposes is under 18, but if the data is available at other ranges and not available at 0-17 I would still be very grateful.

Question / Response(s)

Are there any States that withhold TANF cash assistance pending an applicant's participation in Job Search or Job Readiness? If yes, which States?

Question / Response(s)

North Carolina has requested examples of how States might currently be using TANF (or State MOE) funding to provide services for homeless families. Also, if there are funds provided to prevent homelessness, that would be helpful. Please advise of any such practices and provide a contact person.

Research-To-Practice Brief

Authored by Chelsea Farley. This issue brief describes the Philadelphia-based Amachi program, which partners faith-based organizations with public agencies and nonprofit service providers to identify children of prisoners and match them with…

Research-To-Practice Brief

Under contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF), Caliber Associates is evaluating the pre- and post-release effects of the faith-based Kairos Horizon program. Among the goals…

Report

Authored by Kelly Noonan, Rider University, National Bureau of Economic Research; Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; and Hope Corman, Rider University, National Bureau of…

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