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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.

TANF and the broader safety net

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TANF potentially serves as a portal for a wide array of programs that provide cash income support, in-kind nutrition and housing assistance, tax credits, and other services to families with low-incomes. This research brief summarizes what we know…

TANF child-only cases

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Almost half of TANF cases are "child-only" in which no adult is included in the benefit calculation. In about 4 out of 10 these cases, the children live with relatives or nonrelatives instead of their parents. The other 6 in 10 cases include…

Improving employment and earnings for TANF recipients

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Over the past two decades, federal and state policymakers have dramatically reshaped the nation’s system of cash welfare assistance for low-income families. Through national legislation and state-initiated reform and experimentation, policymakers…

TANF work requirements and state strategies to fulfill them

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A central component of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is its emphasis on work. Adult TANF recipients, with some exceptions, must participate in work activities as a condition of receiving cash benefits. This brief…

How has the TANF caseload changed over time?

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseloads have plummeted since the…

State Approaches to the TANF Block Grant: Welfare is Not What You Think it Is

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This Urban Institute report details how state policy decisions affect TANF program administration in five states: California, Florida,…

Disparities and Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Analysis of the Research

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This report provides a compilation of papers from a research symposium, which was convened by the Center for the Study of Social Policy and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, on behalf of the Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare. Experts in…

TANF at 15: Where Do We Go From Here? 2011 Tri-Regional TANF Directors' Meeting

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August 22, 2011 marked the 15th anniversary of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program which was passed in an effort to “end welfare as we know it.” Although TANF cash assistance caseloads have fallen dramatically over the past…

Taking Stock of Ten Years of Research on the Relationship between Assets and Children’s Educational Outcomes: Implications for Theory, Policy and Intervention

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In 2009, the United States ranked fourteenth in college graduation rates among industrialized countries, and this research highlights ways to improve college attendance and graduation rates at 4-year colleges. This working paper, through the…

Learning While Doing in the Human Services Sector

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In 2004, Casey Family Services underwent an organizational change to help establish permanency for children and youth with special needs in foster care called “Move to Greater Permanence” (MGP). This report details the planning, implementation,…

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