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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.

Report

The Federal Reserve Board released a report that explores the ongoing decline of the labor force participation rate in the United States. The report provides analyses of the sources that may have contributed to the decline in the participation rate…

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A representative from El Paso County's Department of Housing Services would like to know if organizations ever hold TANF interviews over the phone? If so, do these organizations find that they are able to engage clients for work-focused activity, and what are some best practices?

Stakeholder Resource

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' Building Better Programs initiative collected this set of resources on the process of implementing a redesigned TANF program structure based on the experience of the District of Columbia. In 2011, DC…

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A representative from the Michigan Department of Human Services is interested in others States' experience using online tools with TANF populations. What are States using, and how is it working?

Report

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…

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A representative from the Milwaukee County Social Development Commission would like to know what tools States use for for career assessments, barrier screening tools, and mental health assessments?

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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?

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The Peer TA Network would like to know what States are doing to assess and serve TANF participants with learning disabilities?

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A representative from South Fulton Service Center would like to learn about some creative intake procedures from other states/cities related to their intake process.

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Do any members have information or resources on, or samples of, strength-based family assessments?