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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.

Research-To-Practice Brief

This policy brief from the Center for Poverty Research at UC Davis highlights new research that demonstrates a connection between a parent being employed or receiving cash assistance and a higher likelihood of the parent(s) being reunified with…

Report

The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted the OFA Peer Exchange Workshop: Strengthening Collaboration between TANF and WIOA, on September 21-22, 2015 in Bethesda, Maryland. Since TANF…

Webinar / Webcast

These slides are from a webinar hosted by the Corporation for Supportive Housing that featured the National Initiatives team, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, CLASP, and Workforce Solutions Texas. The webinar gave an…

Report

This MDRC report provides findings from the evaluation of Project Rise, which was operated between 2011 and 2015 by five organizations: three were in New York City; one in Newark, New Jersey; and one in Kansas City, Missouri. The project served 18-…

Research-To-Practice Brief

This issue brief from the National Mentoring Partnership identifies the role that mentoring can play in the lives of youth through career exploration and workforce development activities leading to greater employability. It distinguishes between…

Toolkit

This toolkit released by Heartland Alliance, National Initiatives on Poverty and Economic Opportunity includes briefs and resources relating to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The resources provide…

Research-To-Practice Brief

One-third of adult recipients of TANF benefits are under age 25. This group of young adult parents is typically treated like all other recipients, which does not allow the program to address the specific educational and developmental needs of young…

Report

The Jobs-Plus Public Housing Revitalization Initiative was designed to raise and sustain the employment and earnings of residents of public housing developments. It had three parts: (1) employment services offered at on-site job centers, (2) changes…

Webinar / Webcast

The National Skills Coalition (NSC) presented this webinar on September 15, 2015 in partnership with the Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE). The webinar addressed the current WIOA landscape and discussed…

Report

The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) recently released the fourth edition of Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, which includes a collection of research-informed practices for creating and sustaining quality youth…

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