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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.

Stakeholder Resource

This resource includes data from each state’s TANF work participation rates, which measure how well states engage families receiving assistance in certain work activities. States must meet an overall and a two-parent work participation requirement…

Research-To-Practice Brief

This series of policy briefs focuses on three basic TANF components: cash assistance, block grants, and work participation rates. The briefs, geared toward policymakers, practitioners, and advocates within all levels of government, explain the…

Stakeholder Resource

This article from Indian Country Today discusses how the science of epigenetics suggests that human genes can carry “memories” of trauma experienced by ancestors, and may influence how individuals react to their own trauma and stress. According to…

Webinar / Webcast

The Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Family Assistance through the OFA Peer Technical Assistance (PeerTA) Network hosted a webinar on “Breaking the Poverty Cycle and Opening Doors to Opportunity for TANF Families: Developing a Two…

Report

In this paper, the authors characterize the effects of neighborhoods on children’s earnings and other outcomes in adulthood by studying more than five million families who move across counties in the United States. The analysis includes quasi-…

Video

These video presentations, released by the Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, provide overviews and key highlights of a variety of topics related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. They have been…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

In this “Dear Colleague” letter, the Department of Education clarifies important information about student eligibility for Pell Grants and student financial aid. Through the Higher Education Act’s “Ability to Benefit” provision, federal aid will be…

Report

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has posted Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseload and application data for the fiscal year and current year of 2014. Also posted are the caseload and application data for the first quarter of…

Stakeholder Resource

This blog post from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education provides information about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and invites comments on the…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from COPES, Inc. would like to know if anyone is aware of any comprehensive screening tool or related information management tool that they are willing to share?

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