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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.

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…

Book Chapter / Book

This Treatment Improvement Protocol from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) explains how an organization can practice trauma-informed care. It discusses what trauma and trauma-informed care are and explains the…

Stakeholder Resource

This resource from the Office of Family Assistance's Online Work Readiness Assessment (OWRA) aims to help connect case managers to information and resources that they need to help their clients prepare for the workforce. Information is included…

Stakeholder Resource

This blog post from the National Skills Coalition highlights a letter from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Labor to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State Workforce Administrators and Workforce Development…

Report

The retail industry is a large and growing sector of the U.S. economy, accounting for about 10 percent of the nation’s jobs in 2013 and projected to increase by 7 percent by 2022. MDRC was prompted to explore the potential of the retail sector as a…

Research-To-Practice Brief

In recent years, significant focus has been placed on the concept of toxic stress and the impact of adverse experiences in childhood on lifelong health and development. As scientific understanding continues to grow, community leaders are searching…

Research-To-Practice Brief

The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E…

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