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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.

Research-To-Practice Brief

This Child Welfare Information Gateway issue brief provides an overview of protective factors that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. It is designed to help policymakers, administrators, child welfare and related professionals understand the…

Stakeholder Resource

This bibliography from the Child Welfare Information Gateway shares literature and tools on TANF child-only cases and TANF-child welfare collaboration. It includes a wide range of resources, including an online toolkit on strategies to coordinate…

Report

More than 5 million U.S. children have had a parent in jail or prison at some point in their lives. The incarceration of a parent can have as much impact on a child’s well-being as abuse or domestic violence. However, while substantial amounts are…

Research-To-Practice Brief

The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program and PHI published this report which explores the role of leaders beyond just the workforce development field, but also across professional, business, government, and other sectors to promote better…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) published an Information Memorandum (IM) on opportunities for TANF agencies to strengthen program outcomes by developing two-generation approaches, which meet the needs of children and parents together. The IM…

Stakeholder Resource

The 2Gen Outcomes Bank from Ascend at the Aspen Institute is designed to help capture and organize outcomes, research, tools, and evidence base for two-generation approaches, strategies, and programs. The database organizes outcomes, indicators, and…

Regulation

In Utah, all financial assistance applicants are required to take the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) prior to issuance of benefits. It is a condition of eligibility to take the SASSI, but the results are not taken into…

Reports / Testimony to Congress

The Office of Family Assistance posted the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Eleventh Report to Congress. The report provides data through Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 and presents information regarding TANF expenditures and caseloads, work…

Question / Response(s)
A representative from PeerTA would like to know if any States, tribes, or programs have made developing social capital among participants a goal of their program to encourage self-sufficiency.

Research-To-Practice Brief

This research brief, the first in a series that will draw on data from the Family Options Study, answers questions about family homelessness. The findings suggest that homeless families in the study reported participation in most safety net programs…

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