Family Support Programs

We're working for reforms and investments in child support, a vital source of income that helps many single parents escape poverty and make ends meet.

Highlights

Resource Page | What Do Tax Breaks for Millionaires Really Cost?

April 6, 2012

What do tax breaks for millionaires really cost? Read more...

press release | Low-Income Families Losing Ground Under Child Care Assistance Policies In 37 States, New NWLC Report Shows

October 11, 2011

(Washington, D.C.) Families in thirty-seven states are worse off under one or more key child care policies in 2011 than they were in 2010, according to a report released today by the National Women's Law Center. Read more...

Fact Sheet, Reports & Toolkits | President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget and H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution: A Tale of Two Visions

February 18, 2011

The budget is a statement of national priorities, and in February 2011, the nation was presented with two drastically different visions: President Obama's budget for Fiscal Year 2012 and H.R 1, the House Republican bill for funding (or de-funding) the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011.

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Blog Post | TANF Extension Passes Senate—But Emergency Fund, Child Support Funding Left Out

November 24, 2010

Shortly before leaving town on Friday for the Thanksgiving recess, the Senate voted by unanimous consent to fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through September 30, 2011. The TANF program provides cash assistance, work supports and other services to families in need, and the extension will ensure that vulnerable beneficiaries do not experience a lapse in benefits beginning in December, when current funding for the program is set to expire.

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More Resources

Resource Page | What Do Tax Breaks for Millionaires Really Cost?

April 06, 2012

What do tax breaks for millionaires really cost? Read more...

Fact Sheet, Reports & Toolkits | President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget and H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution: A Tale of Two Visions

February 18, 2011

The budget is a statement of national priorities, and in February 2011, the nation was presented with two drastically different visions: President Obama's budget for Fiscal Year 2012 and H.R 1, the House Republican bill for funding (or de-funding) the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011.

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Fact Sheet | Stopping Cuts to Child Support Enforcement Is Vital to Families

October 19, 2010

Unless Congress acts quickly to restore full funding for child support enforcement, a program that serves one in four children, custodial parents and their children are likely to lose $2 billion in child support owed to them next year alone, undermining the improvements in collections over the past decade.

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Coalition Action Materials | Sign-On Letter to Congress in Support of Maintaining Critical Funding for Child Support

September 27, 2010

Diverse coalition urges Congress to protect funding for the child support program which serves 17.4 million children and distributes about $24 billion dollars in child support to families annually. Families stand to lose $2 billion in uncollected support in FY 2011 alone if Congress does not act soon to prevent cuts to the program from taking effect.

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Fact Sheet | Putting Families First: Pending Proposals to Distribute More Child Support to Children

August 15, 2009

The Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2009 would benefit children and families by distributing more child support money directly to children and their custodial parents.

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