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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.

Question from PeerTA

Question / Response(s)

Are there any resources available to provide a van with a lift for a wheelchair bound child?

Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare

Research-To-Practice Brief

Authored by Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill. This article is found in the Brookings Institution Policy Brief entitled Welfare Reform and Beyond #28. In this brief, the authors contrast making cash and related forms of public assistance more…

Aging Out of the Foster Care System: Challenges and Opportunities in the State of Michigan

Report

This article reviews the foster care transition support for youth aging out of foster care in Michigan. The author summarizes outcomes for youth aging out of foster care, past literature, a State-by-State comparison of supports, and…

New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Stakeholders Forum Final Report, a Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. report

Report

Authored by Janice Ballou, David Frank, Audrey McDonald, and Julie Rothbard. New Jersey has the challenging task of providing cost-effective, high-quality services to people with developmental disabilities and their families. This report presents…

Developing Strategies to Address the Child-Only Caseload: Prattville, Alabama

Report

During this Roundtable, participants heard presentations from El Paso County, Colorado, and the States of Alabama and New Jersey about innovative practices in those locations. South Carolina shared results of a large-scale research effort regarding…

Developing Strategies to Address the Child-Only Caseload: Trenton, New Jersey

Report

The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network conducted discussions with State TANF administrators around the country to assess their current policies around the child-only caseload. These States include Alabama, Florida, Idaho, North Carolina,…

Question from PeerTA

Question / Response(s)

Have any State or county TANF agencies established constructive relationships with their local public housing agencies? If so, describe how this collaboration was formed and what results/changes have taken place due to this collaboration.

Incidence and prevalence of homeless and runaway youth

Report

Homeless, runaway, and throwaway youth (HRTY) constitute a high-risk population that…

Employment Barriers Facing Ex-Offenders: Employment Dimensions of Reentry: Understanding the Nexus between Prisoner Reentry and Work

Conference Paper

From the Urban Institute's Reentry Roundtable, this article reviews employment and earnings rates among ex-offenders which are, for the most part, very low. Authors explore the barriers that ex-offenders face in reentering society and returning…

Employment Dimensions of Reentry: Understanding the Nexus between Prisoner Reentry and Work -- Can Inmates Become an Integral Part of the U.S. Workforce?

Conference Paper

Two-thirds of prisoners are rearrested within three years of release. Industry-specific work programs in prison have shown to greatly reduce recidivism -- however, only 7 percent of inmates are currently working in such programs. From the Urban…

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