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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.

Webinar / Webcast

This 2015 webinar from the Migration Policy Institute profiled a series of fact sheets with in-depth data profiles of immigrant and refugee adult learners and workers. The webinar explored Census data findings and state and local…

Webinar / Webcast

The Office of Refugee Resettlement presented a webinar on Connecting Refugees to Workforce Development Opportunities: Promising Partnerships and the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) on November 4, 2015…

Webinar / Webcast

The Office of Family Assistance and the Office of Refugee Resettlement conducted an interactive video webinar on Equipping Refugees with Skills for the Workforce on September 30, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EDT. This free webinar highlighted how…

Webinar / Webcast

On Thursday, September 17, 2015, from 3:00 to 4:00pm EDT, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) hosted the webinar, "Best Practices in Serving LGBT Refugees." LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) refugees resettled in the U.S. share a…

Stakeholder Resource

This resource from the Administration for Children and Families provides an overview of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. Various agencies are involved in the resettlement process, which begins with security clearances and ends with transition…

Webinar / Webcast

The Office of Refugee Resettlement through the BRIDGES Project held a webinar, "Opening Doors to Opportunity for Refugees: Addressing Toxic Stress and Child and Family Well-Being for Refugee Children and Adults," on for Wednesday, September 9, 2015…

Presentation

This presentation from the 2015 NAWRS workshop describes the findings from the Evaluation of Refugee Social Services (RSS) and Targeted Assistance Formula Grant (TAG) Programs, analyses challenges to serving refugees, and reviews the operating…

Profile / Case Study

Erie County Social Services ensures a coordinated and integrated social service delivery approach between the County's TANF program and refugee partner organizations. Refugees in the greater Buffalo area receive services targeted to cultural…

Profile / Case Study

In Washington State, two pilot projects aimed to connect LEP refugees with workforce development opportunities within WorkFirst, Washington’s TANF program. Specifically, the two pilots: provided more subsidized employment opportunities for LEP…

Profile / Case Study

The Colorado Refugee Services Program (CRSP) in the Colorado Department of Human Services has created an innovative program that tailors refugees’ workforce training to their English Language proficiency level. It is part of the CRSP’s appropriation…