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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.

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A representative from Rainbow Services, a domestic violence agency in Southern California, is interested in learning about transportation programs available to help support participants. Can anyone share about innovative transportation programs in their area?

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A representative from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services would like to know if there are any states that have completely discontinued serving 2-parent TANF households. If so, has the state received any pushback from the federal government, state legislature, or the media?

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A representative from the Connecticut Department of Social Services would like to know if any TANF lead agencies use “housing search” as an approved work activity for homeless or transitional housing TANF participants.

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A representative from the South Dakota Department of Social Services would like to know of any best practices that States are using to reduce the unplanned pregnancy rate among TANF customers.

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In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly introduced and passed Session Law 2013-417. The law requires a county Department of Social Services (DSS) to verify whether an applicant for or a recipient of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS/SNAP) benefits or Work First Program (TANF) assistance has a status of fleeing felon or parole/probation violator. A representative from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services would like to know if there are any States that interface with law enforcement systems or are discussing similar processes? If so, what is your success rate and what have you identified as challenges?

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The State of Maine's Department of Health and Human Services would like to know if there are any states or counties that have added ESL completion and/or English proficiency into its definition of work-readiness for TANF work participation.

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A representative from OFA Region I-IV would like to know how other States address multi-barrier issues seen with a harder-to-serve population. Do these States take into consideration the potential impact to the work participation rate?

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On behalf of a representative from OFA's Region I-IV, PeerTA would like to learn some best practices to assist two-parent families that are working to achieve their required hours/goals?

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A representative from Workforce Solutions Alamo would like to know about States’ promising practices to engage the exempt TANF population in employment programs.

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A representative from the California Health and Human Services would like to know how Administrative Law Judges are interpreting the word "fugitive" when trying to determine whether an applicant is eligible for TANF benefits?

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