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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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Funding Opportunity Announcement: Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is an initiative designed to reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness. The goal of the YHDP is to support selected communities, including rural, suburban, and urban areas across the United States, in the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) establishes the funding criteria for the FY 2021 YHDP. Through this NOFO, the U.S.
June, 2022

Runaway and Homeless Youth Transitional Living Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Now Available

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) announced the release of the Fiscal Year 2022 Transitional Living Program (TLP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The Transitional Living Programs implement, enhance, and/or support effective strategies for successful transition to sustainable living for runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 and/or pregnant and parenting youth ages 16 to under 22 and their dependent child(ren).
June, 2022

2021 National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Conference

Webinar / Webcast

The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) is convening its annual conference as a hybrid event from November 13 to November 16, 2021. Attendees have the option of attending any session, which will either be live-streamed or in-person at the conference’s venue in Atlanta, Georgia. A registration fee applies to both NAEHCY members and non-members.
November, 2021

Building from Success: Perceived Benefits and Implementation Challenges of Comprehensive Service Models for Youth and Young Adults At-Risk of Homelessness

Research-To-Practice Brief

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation brief describes perceived benefits of Youth At-Risk of Homelessness comprehensive service models for youth and young adults and child welfare systems. The brief provides recommendations for implementing models intended to reduce homelessness among youth and young adults with child welfare involvement.
November, 2021

National Runaway Prevention Month 2021 Partner Toolkit

Toolkit
The National Runaway Safeline and the Family and Youth Services Bureau jointly developed this toolkit in recognition of National Runaway Prevention Month, a public awareness campaign created to “shine a light” on the experiences of runaway and homeless youth. This toolkit is designed for community-based organizations, advocacy groups, runaway and homeless youth service providers, schools, and other stakeholders committed to supporting vulnerable youth. It contains resources to help successfully engage with stakeholders to build awareness of the issues runaway and homeless youth face.
November, 2021

Furthering Equity in the Family and Youth Services Bureau: Racial Equity and Youth Homelessness

Webinar / Webcast

This September 21, 2021 webinar, convened by the Family and Youth Services Bureau, focused on racial equity and youth homelessness. The session discussed the pathways into and out of youth homelessness, which disproportionally affect African American and Latino youth. The webinar highlighted the inequities and challenges that youth experiencing housing instability face every day, how we got here, and what we must change to start addressing the inequities.
September, 2021

Supportive Services (Part Two)

Stakeholder Resource

Supportive services are one of 14 program elements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth program that enable individuals to participate in WIOA activities. This second set of resources on providing supportive services to youth includes information on: addressing the needs of runaway or homeless youth; youth exiting the juvenile justice system; legal aid, including children’s law programs; transportation; domestic and intimate partner violence; and youth assessment and case management.
August, 2021

Challenges and Solutions in Evaluation Technical Assistance During Design and Early Implementation

Research-To-Practice Brief
This research-to-practice brief assesses the impact of evaluation technical assistance (ETA) provided to grantees under two federal initiatives: Youth At-Risk of Homelessness (YARH), funded by the Children’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3), a multi-agency funded initiative.
March, 2020

Lessons from the Field: Using Continuous Quality Improvement to Refine Interventions for Youth at Risk of Homelessness

Research-To-Practice Brief
This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation issue brief examines how two agencies, Alameda County, California and the Colorado Department of Human Services use continuous quality improvement (CQI) in implementing their programs that address youth at risk of homelessness. CQI is a process-oriented evaluation that supports the enhancement of programs and practices through ongoing collection analysis of real-time data to identify and test changes in program implementation.
February, 2020
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