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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.

Research-To-Practice Brief

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), in collaboration with the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), held a roundtable discussion to explore policy and practice reforms that can help both parents and kids in immigrant families thrive. This…

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…

Fact / Tip Sheet

The Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC) and the National Skills Coalition developed this fact sheet to explain what data is currently reported about immigrants in federally-funded workforce programs, and…

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

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…

Report

This report from the Urban Institute examines the role of employers and workplace practices in the integration of immigrants. By systematizing the knowledge about employer engagement in immigrant integration and identifying what…

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…

Toolkit

This blog, written by a Pennsylvania refugee job developer, highlights eight strategies for health and human service agencies and front-line workers to help skilled refugees and immigrants. These strategies come from an IMPRINT webinar about the…

Stakeholder Resource

This 108-page resource provides key strategies for strengthening English as a Second Language classes for pre-literate refugees. Tacoma Community House in Washington State creates opportunities for immigrants and other community members in the Puget…