Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) Technical Assistance Request

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The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) requested TA from the PeerTA Network to assist in training their TANF and child welfare staff on the wraparound case management process – an intensive, individualized care management process for individuals with complex behavioral needs and/or significant work barriers. CTSI requested a site visit in which an outside trainer visited the Tribal agency to provide wraparound training. OFA PeerTA supported a facilitated site visit for the Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services, School of Social Work, Portland State University to provide CTSI with a 3-4 day onsite training focusing on wraparound case management.
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2014-11-30T19:00:00
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Publication Date
2014-12-01
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TA Final Summary Report 528.88 KB
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Fourth Quarter TANF Caseload Data, 2014

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The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has posted Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseload and application data for the first, second, third, and fourth quarters of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. In the fourth quarter of FY 2014, there was a monthly average of 1.60 million families receiving TANF and Separate State Program (SSP) assistance, representing approximately 3.8 million recipients. The monthly average number of TANF applications received in the fourth quarter of FY 2014 was 286,916.
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2015-02-04T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/caseload-data-2014
Publication Date
2015-02-05

Webinar: West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' Data Dashboard

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On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST, the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted a webinar demonstrating West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' Reporting and Formatting Tool (RAFT) and Data Dashboard. The RAFT system is an integrated eligibility data warehouse and analytic platform that extracts, transforms, and loads case demographic, eligibility, and benefit information from a variety of public assistance programs (including SNAP, WV Works, Medicaid, School Clothing Allowance, CHIP, Emergency Assistance, and LIEAP) to support worker and management level reporting. This webinar showcased the RAFT and how it was designed and specifically highlighted the user-friendly dashboard system through a live demonstration.
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2015-01-13T09:00:00
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City/County
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2015-01-13
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Transcript 345.69 KB
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ACF Blog Spotlight

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The ACF blog - The Family Room - talks about new initiatives at the agency, success stories and policy announcements. The blog also provides links that help direct viewers to other parts of ACF's website.
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2015-02-03T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog

Webinar: Building TANF and WIOA Partnerships to Improve TANF Recipient Employment Outcomes: Lessons Learned from TANF/WIA Coordination

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On Thursday, January 15, 2015, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted this webinar focusing on building partnerships between TANF and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) systems to improve outcomes for TANF recipients. The new WIOA law establishes TANF as a required one-stop partner and provides the option for states to submit a combined workforce development plan that includes TANF. In this webinar, a panel of experts and officials from states and local areas shared their experiences with TANF/WIA collaboration. 

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2015-01-14T21:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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Video: Building TANF and WIOA Partnerships to Improve TANF Recipient Employment Outcomes 140.38 MB
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TANF Workers’ Responses to Battered Women and the Impact of Brief Worker Training: What Survivors Report

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This article summarizes a Michigan study that surveyed battered women’s experiences with their TANF caseworkers around intimate partner violence (IPV) discussion and safety planning. Battered women were asked a series of questions surveying the experience level of the worker. Results from the report concluded that trained workers were more likely than untrained workers to discuss the women’s fear and physical harm and to help them develop a safety plan. In addition, trained workers were generally perceived as more helpful.
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2005-01-31T19:00:00
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16043548
Publication Date
2005-02-01
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View Report 126.63 KB

HPOG and TANF Partnerships: Lessons Learned in Engaging TANF Participants

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This paper provides peer technical assistance to HPOG programs on incorporating promising strategies to build relationships with TANF agencies and guide TANF participants through career pathways. In addition, the paper provides tips about collaborating with state and regional TANF offices, improving TANF participant services, and much more. This paper can also be used by organizations that work with TANF populations.
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2013-12-31T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/02/health-profession-opportunity-grants-and-ta…
Publication Date
2014-01-01

Understanding the dynamics of disconnection from employment and assistance

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This presentation describes findings from Understanding the Dynamics of Disconnection From Employment and Assistance, a research project funded by the Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation (HHS/ACF/OPRE) to better understand how single mothers who are disconnected from both TANF and work get by and what their reasons for disconnection are.  Data was collected through in-depth interviews with 51 mothers; samples were drawn from existing longitudinal studies in Los Angeles, California and Southeast Michigan.

This presentation was given at the 2014 National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop.

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2014-08-18T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://nawrs.org/2014-nawrs-workshop-presentations/?utm_source=Presentations%20…
Publication Date
2014-08-19

Building Better Programs

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Created by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the Building Better Programs initiative is a useful resource for TANF programs and other human services stakeholders looking to improve program strategies and offerings to better meet the needs of clients with reduced executive functioning. Available resources include webinars, research, practice summaries and links to additional information that offer techniques for identifying executive functioning challenges, assessing client needs and developing responsive programs.
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2013-12-31T19:00:00
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http://www.buildingbetterprograms.org/category/executive-function/
Publication Date
2014-01-01

Using Brain Science to Design New Pathways Out of Poverty

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This paper, from the Crittenton Women’s Union (CWU), discusses how executive functioning skills are important to move out of poverty. Executive functioning includes skills like impulse control, working memory, and mental flexibility. Persistent poverty can influence brain development and executive functioning and provide challenges for individuals as adults. The paper reviews how improving executive functioning can help promote positive outcomes and discusses how policy and programs can be developed to improve executive functioning.

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2013-12-31T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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http://www.liveworkthrive.org/site/assets/Using%20Brain%20Science%20to%20Create…
Publication Date
2014-01-01