Resource Library | ARCHIVE

Find Archived Content

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.

Examining new initiatives to promote skill-building among low-income individuals

Conference Paper

Strong skills are critical for success in the labor market and overall self-sufficiency. Yet, many low-income Americans lack the skills needed to obtain employment in the U.S. labor market. Moreover, as the skills needed for today’s jobs change,…

Tanana Chiefs Conference: Operating a Tribal TANF Subsidized Employment Program

Podcast

In June 2012, the PeerTA Network collaborated with Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) to learn about their subsidized employment program and their efforts around data collection. The Tanana Chiefs Conference Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy…

Stimulating Opportunity: An Evaluation of ARRA - Funded Subsidized Employment Programs

Report

The Economic Mobility Corporation released a new report titled, "Stimulating Opportunity: An Evaluation of ARRA-Funded Subsidized Employment Programs." Major findings from this report include: subsidized employment programs can have a significant…

Podcast: Supporting Employment Empowerment (SEE) Hawaii Work

Podcast

In March of 2012, the WPTA Network collaborated with Supporting Employment Empowerment (SEE) Hawaii Work and the Hawaii Department of Human Services to learn more about their private-public partnerships between their working participants and…

Innovative City and State Funding Approaches to Supporting Subsidized Employment and Transitional Jobs

Report

This joint paper by the National Transitional Jobs Network at Heartland Alliance and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) provides suggestions and examples of innovative funding strategies for subsidized job programs to cities, States,…

Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals While Meeting Local Employer Needs

Report

On September 27, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, the Office of Family Assistance hosted the first Webinar in a series highlighting promising practices for building sustainable subsidized employment programs. This Webinar provided an overview of different…

Findings from the Jobs Now Program: Findings From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funded Subsidized Employment Program in San Francisco, California

Report

This report highlights outcomes from San Francisco's Jobs Now program, a subsidized employment program that began under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). It explains the program's design, how the city engaged with employers to…

More than a job: Final results from the evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Transitional Jobs Program

Report

This report presents the final results of the evaluation of the Center for…

Improving employment and earnings for TANF recipients

Report

Over the past two decades, federal and state policymakers have dramatically reshaped the nation’s system of cash welfare assistance for low-income families. Through national legislation and state-initiated reform and experimentation, policymakers…

What strategies work for the hard-to-employ? Final results of the hard-to-employ demonstration and evaluation project and selected sites from the Employment Retention and Advancement Project

Report

In the context of a public safety net focused on limiting dependency and encouraging participation in the labor market, policymakers and researchers are especially interested in individuals who face obstacles to finding and keeping jobs. The…

Summary archive

Source Archive

Combined Date Archive

Topics/Subtopics Archive

OFA Initiatives Archive

Record Type Archive

Region Archive

State Archive

Geographic Area Archive

Tribe Archive