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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.

Employer Engagement by Community-Based Organizations

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This report from the Urban Institute highlights the work of three community-based organizations taking part in the JPMorgan Chase’s New Skills at Work Initiative. It showcases promising approaches and strategies to engage employers to fill their…

The Value of Credentials for Disadvantaged Workers: Findings from the Sector Employment Impact Study

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This study, completed by the Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative in 2015, explores whether individuals who obtain credentials work more and earn more over time than they would without such credentials. The study is…

Sector-Focused Career Advancement Model for Low-Skilled Adults

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Published by MDRC, this report highlights the early results on how program providers in New York City, Tulsa, and Cleveland implemented the WorkAdvance framework into a workable program. The WorkAdvance program encompasses sectoral as well as job…

Work Advance – Testing a New Approach to Increase Employment Advancement for Low-Skilled Adults

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MDRC released a new policy brief that discusses a new skills-building model designed to help low-income adults prepare for, enter, and succeed in quality jobs in high-demand fields with opportunities for career growth. WorkAdvance uses strategies…

What We Know About Workforce Development for Low-Income Workers: Evidence, Background, and Ideas for the Future

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The National Poverty Center released a working paper bibliography that summarizes research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. The paper covers evidence on the overall effectiveness of job training and other…

Employment Program Models for People Experiencing Homelessness: Different Approaches to Program Structure

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This brief from the Transitional Jobs Network highlights a variety of models currently being used to connect homeless individuals with employment. Models highlighted include transitional jobs, individualized placement support, alternative…

Increasing employment stability and earnings for low-wage workers: Lessons from the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project

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Many recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other low-…

Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Demonstration Delivery, Take-Up, and Outcomes of In-Work Training Support for Lone Parents

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From MDRC, this report presents findings from Britain’s Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration program, which was designed to improve the employment prospects of low-paid and long-term unemployed individuals. Researchers…

How Effective Are Different Approaches Aiming to Increase Employment Retention and Advancement?

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The Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project was designed to evaluate and analyze employment retention and advancement models from around the country, and identify key strategies to best support families. From the Administration for…

Finding the next job: Reemployment strategies in retention and advancement programs for current and former welfare recipients

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This 12-page practitioner brief focuses on one aspect of the ERA programs — that is, their strategies to reemploy the many program participants who quickly lost jobs. Limited rigorous evidence is available on reemployment strategies. Moreover…

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