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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.

Employment Retention and Advancement project: Results from the Chicago ERA site

Report

Although much is known about how to help welfare recipients find jobs, little is known about how to help them and other low-wage workers keep jobs or advance in the labor market. This report presents information on the effectiveness of a program…

Getting Connected: Strategies for Expanding the Employment Networks of Low Income People

Report

While many organizations provide skills training to help low-income people attain and maintain employment, very few provide strategies to aid in the development of employment networks. This article reviews promising practices from around the…

Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Workforce Development Initiatives

Stakeholder Resource

This guide provides an overview of 87 Federal funds and how to access them.

Universal Engagement in Practice: Lessons from the Implementation of the Pathways Case Management System

Research-To-Practice Brief

This article, through Mathematica Policy Research, reviews the role that the Pathways Case Management System has had in helping States achieve universal engagement. Pathways includes tools to help frontline TANF staff give recipients the supports…

Report on a meta-analysis of Welfare-to-Work programs

Report

This report uses meta-analysis, a set of statistically based techniques for combining  quantitative findings from different studies, to synthesize estimates of program effects from  random assignment evaluations of welfare-to-work…

The Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project: Early results from four sites

Report

Millions of welfare recipients have entered the labor force in the past decade, but…

The Next Generation of Workforce Development Project: A Six-State Policy Academy to Enhance Connections Between Workforce and Economic Development Policy

Report

This article, through the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, is the final report from an Academy for six States to acquire the tools critical in developing effective policies that foster a competitive and knowledgeable…

The Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Enrollee Outcomes One Year After Program Entry, Report to Congress

Reports / Testimony to Congress

Authored by Thomas M. Fraker, Dan M. Levy, Robert B. Olsen, and Rita A. Stapulonis. This Mathematica Policy Research Inc. Report to Congress Presents findings from the outcomes analysis component of the Welfare-to-Work evaluation describing…

Serving TANF and Low-Income Populations through WIA One-Stop Centers: Report on Highlights of Site Visits

Report

This study explores the relationship between TANF and WIA programs in aiding TANF recipients and achieving the goals of each program. By conducting site visits, the coordination of TANF and WIA was assessed to identify how the low-income…

By Design: Engaging Employers in Workforce Development Organizations

Report

Employers are important partners in workforce development. This resource outlines promising strategies employed by three workforce development organizations to successfully engage employers. Strategies used by Jewish Vocational Service, San…

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