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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 Webinar took place on February 11, 2009 and included presentations from John Squires, Executive Director, Community Resource Group, Donna Shaunsesy, JAUNT Program, Virginia, and Sandy Conner, Workforce Transportation and Referral Center/…

Report

This Welfare Peer Technical Assistance (TA) Network site visit was conducted to support the Quileute Tribe Department of Human Services in developing policies and procedures regarding transporting students on educational site visits. This Welfare…

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The Placing Individuals in Vital Opportunity Training (PIVOT) Program was designed by the Erie County Department of Social Services to bridge the gap between the recipients and the local business community and TANF. This program provides quality…

Webinar / Webcast

This Webinar included presentations from Charles Rutkowski and Chris Zeilinger, Community Transportation Association of America; Mary Leahy, Senior Director, Easter Seals Project ACTION; David Schnieder, Program Specialist, Federal Transit…

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The Rural Transportation Roundtable was held January 27-28, 2009 in Charleston, West Virginia. Attendees included representatives from seven of the Rural Communities Initiative Sites and various content specialists. One of the key challenges and…

Question / Response(s)

The Peer TA Network would like to know if any states have examples of employability and work readiness assessments that they are willing to share? Do Case Managers offer the participant feedback based on the assessment?

Question / Response(s)

The Peer TA Network would like to know if States triage participants to determine which assessments are needed for an individual that walks in the door?

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As part of the Rural Communiities Initiative, Washington County, Maine conducted a Soft Skills and Employability Site Exchange.

 

Question / Response(s)

A representative from the Oregon Department of Human Services would like to know if States use client swipe card systems to track and record attending for TANF clients participating in employment, training, and other self-sufficiency activities? If no, why not? If yes:

  • How does the system and process works?
  • For what other purposes is the card being used (electronic benefit transfer for program benefits)?
  • How long has the system has been in place?
  • Was it developed in-house or by a vendor?
  • How was the system developed, implemented, and what was the timeline?
  • What are the benefits of the system (cost savings, reduced errors, workload impact, client and partner convenience)?
  • Were there implementation challenges and/or lessons learned?
  • Have there been any changes made since implementation
  • Are there any quality control procedures to check data?

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Staff from the Healthy Family/Healthy Child Project in Siletz, Oregon, submitted a technical assistance (TA) request to the Welfare Peer TA Network in hopes of increasing their knowledge around collaborating among their tribal service agencies to…

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