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Peer TA’s library includes a variety of Resources/Reports, Question and Answers, and Innovative Programs. You can filter by each one of these types of resources by clicking on the left.

  • Resources include Peer TA and other OFA technical assistance event reports and materials and resources from stakeholders with research on the TANF program and low-income families. We also include research from the Self Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse.
  • Questions and Answers are submitted by TANF stakeholders around the country designed to facilitate the process of information-sharing regarding important topics related to TANF programs and low-income families.
  • Innovative Programs refer to creative methods of administering the TANF program, imaginative ways that services are provided, or new means of helping TANF participants with multiple barriers.  The topic area includes Innovative Programs that have been submitted by other States.

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Providing Employment and Training Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Field

Webinar / Webcast

The economic shocks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along with social distancing and stay-at-home orders have dramatically reshaped the approach social service programs are taking to support employment for low-income populations. The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) will sponsor a webinar on October 28, 2020 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET featuring leaders from three employment and training programs (Climb Wyoming, Rhode Island Works, and Community Action Organization of Scioto County).
October, 2020

Responsible Fatherhood: Fatherhood—Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential (FIRE)

Fact / Tip Sheet
This Administration for Children and Families fact sheet identifies the positive outcomes reported as a result of fathers involved in raising their children. It also outlines activities that the agency’s Fatherhood FIRE grants address, including supporting healthy marriage and responsible parenting, as well as increasing employment and economic mobility opportunities.
October, 2020

Webinar Recording: Sector-Based Approaches for Apprenticeships

Webinar / Webcast

The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration hosted the third plenary session of the H-1B Apprenticeship Virtual Grantee Convening on October 22, 2020 to discuss innovative sector-based approaches to apprenticeships. These approaches can help improve apprenticeship programs, quicken employer recruitment, and benefit smaller employers. Speakers included representatives of the Aspen Institute/UpSkill America, Lorain County Community College (Ohio), the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, and the Alabama Community College System.
October, 2020

Developing Individual and Community Level Metrics to Measure Mobility from Poverty

Webinar / Webcast

The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin will host a virtual seminar on October 15, 2020 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT. The seminar will discuss metrics, covering financial well-being, secure and stable housing, family stability, health, supportive communities, education, and work, that embody the comprehensive definition of economic and social mobility developed by the U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty. Urban Institute’s Greg Acs will lead the seminar’s discussion.
October, 2020

Redesigning Training Programs for the COVID-19 Era and Beyond

Research-To-Practice Brief

This research-to-practice brief examines how training providers are adapting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and how they can redesign training programs to better serve populations with the most barriers to employment. The brief is informed by interviews with community colleges and community-based organizations, and interaction with workforce boards and training providers. The brief identifies two overarching principles — keeping equity at the forefront and remaining flexible and open to change — to inform program design considerations.
October, 2020

Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS 2020), October 2020

Webinar / Webcast
The 20th Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS 2020), sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, will now be held virtually on October 13-15 and October 19-22, 2020. Panels will cover TANF Programs, Policies, and Populations; Employment and Mobility in the Labor Market; Youth Well-Being and the Transition to Adulthood; Strengthening Families, Fatherhood, Marriages, and Relationships; Evaluating Social Programs, Building Evidence, and Using Data; and Approaches to Alleviate Poverty and Expand Opportunity.
October, 2020

SNAP E&T 2020 National Forum

Webinar / Webcast
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will host a hybrid event (with both in-person and virtual presentations) on October 13-14, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri that brings together SNAP E & T stakeholders nationwide to share best practices for increasing employment among SNAP households. The deadline to register is September 30, 2020.
October, 2020

Unemployment Among Younger and Older Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Infographic

This initial graphic summary examines the level of unemployment in 2019-2020 among younger adults (ages 16 to 19) and older youth (ages 20 to 24) during the summer and the beginning of the school year. The unemployment levels are also compared against longer-term trends in youth unemployment since 2010.
October, 2020

Tool Kit Shows Apprenticeship Programs How to Advance Equity

Toolkit

This tool kit, funded in part by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, explores how apprenticeship programs can promote equitable outcomes for youth and young adults who have been historically marginalized by education and workforce systems, especially young people of color. The toolkit explains key concepts related to equity, such as the difference between achieving equitable versus equal outcomes.
October, 2020

Workforce Development Council of Seattle–King County’s Health Careers for All Program: Three-Year Impact Report

Report

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) report examines the impact of the Health Careers for All program that supported TANF recipients in accessing and completing healthcare occupational training. The report reviews the three-year impact on employment and earnings as well as the credentials earned by participants.
October, 2020

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