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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 / Response(s)
A representative from OFA's Region I-IV would like to hear from States that have successful subsidized job programs? Have States found ways to make subsidized jobs sound more appealing to employers?

Report

The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, Regions V and VII convened a meeting in Chicago, Illinois entitled “Building Bridges to Self-Sufficiency: Tools for ACF Region V and VII TANF Programs” from September 4 - 5,…

Question / Response(s)
On behalf of a representative from OFA's Region I-IV, PeerTA would like to know why some States stopped doing an applicant job search?

Question / Response(s)
On behalf of a representative from OFA's Region I-IV, PeerTA would like to hear from States that have successful subsidized job programs. Have States found ways to make subsidized jobs sound more appealing to employers?

Webinar / Webcast

The Administration for Children and Families' Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted the "Strategies to Assist Noncustodial Parents in Improving Economic Well-Being" webinar. This webinar showcased several programs making headway in this area.…

Webinar / Webcast

On June 24, 2014, the Office of Family Assistance hosted a webinar that explored the promise and potential of career pathways practices tailored for TANF participants and other low-income, low-skilled individuals and those with barriers to…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from Workforce Solutions Alamo would like to know about States’ promising practices to engage the exempt TANF population in employment programs.

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Virgin Islands Division of Family Assistance would like to know of any procedures that States use in setting up Individual Training Accounts (ITA). What is the maximum allotment for each participant, and has the ITA process been effective?

Webinar / Webcast

On Wednesday, May 7, 2014, the Office of Family Assistance's Peer TA Network, along with partners from the U.S. Departments of Labor, and Housing and Urban Development, hosted the Investing in Youth and the Community: Summer Youth Employment…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from El Paso County's Department of Housing Services would like to know if organizations ever hold TANF interviews over the phone? If so, do these organizations find that they are able to engage clients for work-focused activity, and what are some best practices?