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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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The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance (TA) Network, funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provided technical assistance in support of this…

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Are any States or organizations using the Department of Labor's Welfare to Work (WtW) funding to enroll eligible participants as AmeriCorps members? If so, does AmeriCorps placement count as a WtW placement or as a training program?

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What can be done to accelerate job seeking and retention for the population who are rapidly approaching the time limit but appear to have no interest in going to work? What communication tools have proved useful in getting the information about benefit exhaustion across? What messages have worked and how and by whom were they delivered?

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What types of incentive awards are States currently using to reward TANF participants for completing various milestones of work and training activities? What experiences have States had with offering such incentives?

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What is the status of aliens in the TANF program? Are there any provisions to serve illegal aliens?

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This teleconference was coordinated by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) as part of its Family Independence Forum series available to ACF Regional offices and State social service offices. The purpose of the Employment Retention and…

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The Peer TA Network would like to know if any States use their TANF funds to help absolve recipients credit debt? Are these benefits excluded from the definition of assistance, thus not affecting the 24-60 month time clock?

Peer TA Products (miscellaneous)

The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network coordinated this site visit to the offices of the Oregon Department of Human Services (OR, DHS), Adult and Family Services (AFS) Division on behalf of staff from the Minnesota Department of Human…

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The Peer TA Network would like to know if any State Legislatures audited/reviewed any aspects of their State IVD Program operations--not including audits conducted by a State auditor or State audit agency--and issued a report?

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The Peer TA Network would like to hear innovative approaches States are using to work with non-custodial parents?

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