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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.

Report

The Department of Health and Human Services published the annual update of the HHS poverty guidelines “to account for last calendar year’s increases in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.”

Stakeholder Resource

This searchable database of WIOA-related activities from the National Conference of State Legislatures includes legislation enacted in state legislatures during the 2015 session. Issues related to WIOA implementation include sector strategies,…

Toolkit

Approximately 2.8 million individuals between the ages of 16-24 are disconnected from both school and work. The National League of Cities put together this action kit to help municipal leaders facilitate discussions in their communities on how to…

Report

Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), states have the opportunity to reset their state workforce boards so they oversee the entire publicly-funded workforce system. This report from the National Governors Association provides a…

Research-To-Practice Brief

This brief from the Education Commission of the States examines how to increase coordination between community colleges and local workforce boards under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). It specifically discusses how states can…

Report

This paper from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Library examines the potential of work-based learning programs. These programs may provide a bridge into careers, and their benefits are especially notable for youth…

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Urban Institute would like to know if any states or counties have performance measures based on client employment outcomes. Also, do any states have the ability to track the employment of TANF leavers after they leave the program, and if so, for how long?

Journal Article

This journal article estimates how three large sectoral employment programs in New York City affected the employment and earnings of participants. These Sector-Focused Career Centers (SFCCs) target occupations that offer competitive wages of at…

Report

This report presents interim impact and implementation findings of seven transitional jobs programs from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration. Two of the sites in that study — in Atlanta and San Francisco — are…

Stakeholder Resource

This website, created by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program, consists of open source educational resources to train adults for occupations in 16 high-demand fields such…

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