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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.

Question from Summit County Department of Job and Family Services

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Summit County Department of Job and Family Services would like to know if any State uses the Vocational Habilitation disability model to meet TANF work participation and to move generational TANF customers into employment? These are services designed to teach and reinforce concepts related to work, including responsibility, attendance, task completion, problem solving, social interaction, motor skill development and safety. Is it possible to use the approach that Goodwill and other agencies use that work with people with developmental disabilities?

TANF recipients with barriers to employment

Report

Many parents receiving assistance from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) face serious barriers to employment. Sometimes called the “hard to employ,” these parents typically require enhanced assistance to prepare for, find, and keep…

Working toward Wellness: Telephone care management for Medicaid recipients with depression, thirty-six months after random assignment

Report

Although many public assistance recipients suffer from depression, few receive…

Outreach Tools from Campaign for Disability Employment

Toolkit

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced a series of new products through the Campaign for Disability Employment that are designed to promote the hiring, retention, and advancement of people with…

Question from Washington State Department of Social and Human Services, Economic Services Administration

Question / Response(s)

A representative from Washington States' Economic Services Administration would like to hear from States that include a SSI recipient in the TANF assistance unit, and budget the SSI payment against the TANF grant?

Highlights of a Forum: Participant-Identified Leading Practices That Could Increase the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce

Report

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) requires agencies to take proactive steps to provide equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities, but their rate of employment with the Federal government remains low. The…

Highlights of a Forum: Actions That Could Increase Work Participation for Adults with Disabilities

Report

The Government Accountability Office convened a forum earlier this year to investigate policy options to assist adults with disabilities with a current or past work history to improve their participation in the labor market. This report includes…

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