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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.

Child Tax Credit Expansion Passed By Congress Will Help 13 Million Children

Report

From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, this report provides an overview of benefits to the proposed expansion of the Child Tax Credit- such an expansion could benefit 13 million children across the country. The families that would benefit…

Partnering with Faith-Based and Community Organizations: A Guide for State and Local Officials Administering Federal Block and Formula Grant Funds

Report

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives just released this document, and the Center at The Department of Labor is pleased to pass it along to you. This document provides one more vital…

Taking a Break: Creating Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Respite in Your Community

Report

This manual was produced as a collaborative effort of the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), the National Foster Parent Association (NFPA), and the Collaboration to AdoptUsKids. It was produced with funds from the U.S.…

Understanding Barriers and Successful Strategies for Faith-Based Organizations in Accessing Grants Final Report

Stakeholder Resource

Since 2001, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which has the largest grant portfolio in the federal government, has taken internal steps to identify and address barriers to discretionary grants for faith-based organizations…

Testing case management in a rural context: An impact analysis of the Illinois Future Steps Program

Report

This final report focuses on Future Steps. In this report, the authors (1) chronicle the design and operation of Future Steps, assessing program participation, service delivery, and costs; (2) examine 30-month impacts on employment, earnings,…

Teaching self-sufficiency: An impact and benefit-cost analysis of a home visitation and life skills education programs

Report

The Rural Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Strategies Demonstration Evaluation rigorously…

TANF Best Practices Handbook

Book Chapter / Book

This Handbook was developed by the National Eligibility Worker’s Association (NEW: PATHS) with funding from the Office of Family Assistance (OFA). The Handbook includes best practices from around the country for the Temporary Assistance to Needy…

Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs Toolkit

Toolkit

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released an effective toolkit for sustainability ideas and practices for faith-based and community organizations. It covers…

Leave No Family Behind: How Can We Reduce the Rising Number of American Families Living in Poverty?

Reports / Testimony to Congress

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairman and Vice Chair respectively of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), held a hearing on poverty in the United States. The JEC hearing entitled, “Leave No Family Behind:…

The One Hundred Billion Dollar Man: The Annual Public Costs of Father Absence

Report

This study, which was done through the National Fatherhood Initiative, provides an estimate of the taxpayer costs of father absence. Fatherhood absence has increased from 8 percent of children in single-mother households in 1960 to 34 percent in…

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