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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 about Non-Recurrent TANF Benefits

Question / Response(s)
A representative from the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services asks states and territories that offer non-recurrent TANF benefits: what type of benefit is offered; is there a cap or maximum amount; what criteria are used to determine when the benefit is issued and what is the process; and what is the respondent’s name, email address or phone number in case there are follow up questions?

OFA Webinar: TANF and the Transition to a Remote Workforce -Registration Update

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

Thank you for your interest in attending today's webinar, TANF and the Transition to a Remote Workforce. We are currently attempting to increase capacity due to the overwhelming response. We are recording the webinar and will provide a link to all…

Webinar: Measuring How Social Relationships Contribute to the Outcomes of Program Participants

Webinar / Webcast

The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison will host a webinar on April 1, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT to discuss the relationships that human services programs develop with the participants they serve,…

Virtual Case Management Considerations and Resources for Human Services Programs

Research-To-Practice Brief

This issue brief from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers guidance on how to implement virtual case management in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic guidelines for…

TANF Child-Only Cases: Characteristics, Needs, Services, and Service Delivery Challenges

Research-To-Practice Brief

This research-to-practice brief profiles a needs assessment of TANF child-only cases undertaken as part of the Office of Family Assistance’s Assisting Special Populations to Improve Readiness and Engagement (ASPIRE) project. Researchers first…

Using TANF Funds to Support Families Impacted by COVID-19

Research-To-Practice Brief

This brief notes key issues that state TANF agencies can consider when using TANF funds for families impacted by COVID-19. The brief also identifies five examples of program options these agencies might use to implement non-recurrent benefits drawn…

Question about Supporting TANF Workers who Telecommute In Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Question / Response(s)
In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, a representative of Lake County Social Services in Lower Lake, California is interested in finding out how counties are supporting their TANF staff working from home, as well as what important items are necessary to include when developing a written policy for telework. Additionally, what issues have counties encountered when allowing staff to work from home, such as breach of confidentiality, worker's comp injuries, and damage to county equipment?

OFA Webinar: Getting Good Interventions (or Practices) to Stick! Replication and Scaling Science-informed Interventions in TANF Programs--WEBINAR POSTPONED

Webinar / Webcast

Human services and workforce agencies face complex, systemic challenges in serving families receiving TANF and other low-income families. Such challenges include bureaucratic program requirements, program leadership and staff entrenched in a…

TANF-ACF-PI-2020-01, Questions and Answers About TANF and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

This TANF Program Instruction (PI) provides program guidance on TANF administration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This PI offers questions and answers about the use of TANF funds, work participation rates, flexibility in case management…

OFA Webinar POSTPONED: Getting Good Interventions (or Practices) to Stick! Replication and Scaling Science-informed Interventions in TANF Programs

Stakeholder Resource

This webinar has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. Updates will be forthcoming via the Peer TA website and weekly newsletter.

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