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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.

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This article offers strategies for education programs to sustain and grow, despite diminishing funding. Authors review challenges for States regarding this issue and supporting worker advancement. Successful strategies include focusing on local…

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A representative from the Washington Department of Social and Human Services would like to know if other States are undertaking review of non-compliant cases before these cases are put in sanction status? What are the outcomes of any evaluations on this matter?

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A representative from the LA County CalWORKS program would like to know if other States have changed their regulations to deal with the federal mandated changes that took effect on 10/01/2006.

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A representative from the District of Columbia Department of Human Services would like to know if any States have a database that centralizes all client information related to participation (i.e. time and attendance, case notes, etc), and is willing to share the solicitation used to acquire the system?

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The Urban Partnerships Initiative was designed by the Administration for Children and Families to support the work of TANF stakeholders in urban environments by promoting shared learning, enhancing cities' performance management, and developing…

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This paper focuses on poverty in the last 40 years in the United States, focusing on policy and poverty in the African American community. Between 1968 and 2005, the black poverty rate fell from 35 percent to about 25 percent. However, in 2005,…

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From the Welfare Policy Research Project, this research article reviews a study in California on the effects of the 60-month TANF time limit. As a result of 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, all adults receiving welfare are…

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A representative from the Green Hills Community Action Agency would like to know if other rural Community Action Partnership workers deal with the daily check-in for job search activity clients that have transportation limitations, no phone, no email, and a one day a week caseworker in their location?

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A representative from the Arkansas Division of Public Assistance would like to know what states currently, or plan to, consider TANF participants in a countable work activity if they are providing childcare for the child of another TANF participant engaged in unpaid work activities?

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A representative from Washington State would like to know which cities/states are utilizing contracted Doctors to provide medical statements to screen participants into suitable employment when possible? Seattle, Washington is struggling with the types of medicals received from the client's own Doctors which tend to say the client is unable to perform any type of work.

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