OFA Webinar: Considering Child Support Pass-Through and Disregard Policies to Improve Paths to Self-Sufficiency

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To support Child Support Awareness Month, the Office of Family Assistance, in collaboration with the Office of Child Support Enforcement, will host a webinar on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET on state pass-through and disregard policies. By attending the webinar, participants will deepen their knowledge of pass-through and disregard policies and identify factors to consider when adopting a programmatic change like a pass-through option. Speakers will include representatives from the Colorado Department of Human Services who will share their experiences implementing a full pass-through and the effects of the policy change.

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Combined Date
2019-08-21T09:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8464713811858070531
Publication Date
2019-08-21
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PeerTA Resources (OFA Initiatives)

ACF Family Room Blog: Fanning the Fatherhood FIRE Unifies Human Services Vision

Record Description
This Administration for Children and Families blogpost, authored by the Senior Advisor of the Office of Child Support Enforcement, presents key highlights of the Fatherhood Summit that occurred in June 2019. Many Summit presentations noted that unemployed or underemployed fathers are unable to make their child support payments, which might lead to debt and other challenges, which makes it difficult for fathers to become economically self-sufficient. The blogpost also notes that some presentations identified resources through responsible fatherhood programs to help noncustodial fathers become fully engaged in their children’s lives.
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Combined Date
2019-07-23T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2019/07/fanning-the-fatherhood-fire-unifies-human-…
Publication Date
2019-07-24
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Culture Change: Implementing a New Approach to Child Support

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This Institute for Research on Poverty report presents findings of the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Program (CSPED) implementation analysis. The report highlights promising agency-led approaches that emphasize delivery of services to noncustodial parents, compared to child services agencies that only emphasize enforcement of child support obligations. This new management orientation for child services agencies engages noncustodial parents and impacts parenting, case management, and employment, which helps facilitate reliable child support payments.
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Combined Date
2019-06-30T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.irp.wisc.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Focus-35-1b.pdf
Publication Date
2019-07-01
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OFA Webinar: ASPIRE: Using TANF Funds to Improve Child Outcomes by Serving Noncustodial Parents

Record Description

Noncustodial parents (NCPs) want to be positively involved in their children’s lives but often face obstacles, including legal issues and inability to attain economic security and to pay child support consistently. In a recent Information Memorandum, the Administration for Children and Families reminded jurisdictions of their ability to use TANF funds to provide employment services to noncustodial parents to help needy families provide for their children and rise out of poverty.

An Office of Family Assistance (OFA)-sponsored webinar on June 26, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET will feature a panel of programs using TANF funds to serve NCPs: the Ohio Fatherhood Commission, South Carolina Department of Fathers and Families, which fund community programs for fathers and families and advocate for “father-friendly” policies and practices in state agencies, and Fathers Support Center of St. Louis, which will share its experiences of directly engaging fathers to improve family and economic security. A presenter from the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement will also talk about programs for fathers and NCPs who have alternate funding sources. These programs and agencies participated in a scan to identify promising approaches to using TANF funds to serve noncustodial parents. The scan is being conducted by ASPIRE (Assisting Special Populations to Improve Readiness and Engagement), an OFA-sponsored project; an ASPIRE representative will share project highlights and moderate the panel.

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Combined Date
2019-06-26T09:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2003977/0DF66BF4AD74282AA5BB372E46CF6F82
Publication Date
2019-06-26
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ACF Family Room Blog: Foster Care as a Support to Families, Not a Substitute for Parents

Record Description
This blogpost by the Associate Commissioner of the Children’s Bureau highlights the celebration of National Foster Care Month 2019. This year’s theme is that foster care supports birth families when they most need it and provides care for children until their safe return home. The blogpost identifies resources and tips on building relationships among child welfare professionals, birth parents, and foster parents to support development of healthy and thriving children, as well as targeted supportive services implementation.
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Combined Date
2019-04-30T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2019/05/foster-care-as-a-support-to-families-not-a…
Publication Date
2019-05-01
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ACF Family Room Blog: Improving Child Support Collections through Noncustodial Parent Employment

Record Description
This Administration for Children and Families blog post from the Office of Child Support Enforcement Commissioner presents examples of how states are taking the lead in testing and implementing child support-led employment services. These projects, funded under the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration program, IV-D incentive funds, and waiver authority granted under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act (to support programs in Colorado, Ohio, and Wisconsin), include intensive case management, parenting peer support, and related employment services. A final evaluation report expected in April will demonstrate the positive outcomes of these programs that lead to increased capacity of noncustodial parents to support their children financially.
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Combined Date
2019-03-21T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2019/03/improving-child-support-collections-throug…
Publication Date
2019-03-22
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Start Smart: Using Behavioral Strategies to Increase Initial Child Support Payments in Texas

Record Description
This MDRC brief describes how behavioral strategies were used to encourage parents to make child support payments and to explain child support orders once issued. The Start Smart initiative guides eligible noncustodial parents on income withholding mechanisms to make child support payments and for making these payments before the income withholding starts.
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Combined Date
2019-03-31T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.mdrc.org/publication/start-smart
Publication Date
2019-04-01
Section/Feed Type
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Final Implementation Findings from the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) Evaluation

Record Description
This policy evaluation from the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison assesses the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration project. The report covers 18 implementation sites, where half of the 10,161 demonstration project enrollees received enhanced child support services, employment assistance, parenting education delivered in a peer-supported format, and case management. The other half of enrollees were in a control group and did not receive extra services. Report findings suggest that future programs might invest in strong partnerships and communication systems as well as support customer-oriented approaches for enrollees. There are also recommendations on recruiting staff who can manage large caseloads and designing and delivering services to support sustained engagement among program participants.
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Combined Date
2018-11-30T19:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/csped-final-implementation-report/
Publication Date
2018-12-01
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2019 National Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference

Arizona State University’s Center for Child Well-Being will host this conference in Phoenix, Arizona on April 14 – April 17, 2019 to explore best practices and action planning in connecting children with their incarcerated parents through family supportive visits. The conference will also address research innovations and building capacity across systems.
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Event
Posting Date
Combined Date
Source
Partner Resources
Sponsor
Arizona State University Center for Child Well-Being
Location
Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel
100 N. 1st Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Web Url
https://childwellbeing.asu.edu/content/national-children-incarcerated-parents-c…
National/International
National
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Child Support
Child Welfare
Health/Behavioral Health Referrals and Supports
Special Populations
Incarcerated and Individuals with a Criminal Record
Non-custodial Parents
Section/Feed Type
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Event Date
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Are Parents with a Child Support Order More Likely to be Eligible for Both SNAP and Subsidized Child Care?

Record Description
States can use social program requirements to mandate compliance with child support orders, so understanding the demographics and overlaps of benefit-eligible populations can inform policy. To disseminate data, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation created an infographic featuring data on the number of custodial and non-custodial parents with and without child support orders who are eligible for both food assistance (SNAP) and subsidized child care (CCDF). Custodial parents without a formal child support order are the most likely to be dually eligible (17%), followed by custodial parents with an order (14%), and then noncustodial parents without an order (3%) and noncustodial parents with an order (2%).
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2018-10-08T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/are-parents-child-support-order-more-likely-be-…
Publication Date
2018-10-09
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