Child Support Pass Through: This Urban Institute child support report increasing child support payments to families receiving TANF benefits. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 provides incentives for states to distribute additional child support to TANF families. According to the report, if all states adopted the new incentive, child support payments to families on TANF would double and have the potential to raise annual incomes by $500 annually. (8 pp.)
Website for Aging Out Foster Youth: Last year,Michigan developed a web site containing information on a variety of issues important to current and former foster youth. The site provides links on how to develop supports, find services, get answers to important questions and just keep a person posted on what's new. It is updated by members of Michigan's Youth Boards from locations across the state. Click here to view the site.
State Child Abuse and Neglect Fact Sheets: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids has a collection of two-page state briefs which summarize the number of abused and neglected children in the State, the impact abuse has on future criminality, and the need to invest in programs proven to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Family Involvement in Child Welfare Systems: The HHS Children's Bureau has published this eight page summary of challenges and strategies for involving families involved in the child welfare system and discusses what administrators can do to support family-agency partnerships for system transformation.
Key Findings from Fatherhood Initiatives: This 11-page Urban Institute brief discusses key findings from five major fatherhood demonstration programs that focused on improving employment and earnings, child support payments, and parental involvement among low-income noncustodial fathers.
