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In 2006, New York became the first state in the country to enact legislation that consists of two innovative policies that are designed to help low-income noncustodial parents (mostly fathers) find work and pay the full amount of their current child support called the Strengthening Families...
This paper analyzes legislative proposals that address marriage, and the potential impact on current fatherhood programs serving low-income families. The initiation of fatherhood programs following the passage of the Personal Responsibility Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act in 1996 is...
Marriage has become a major component of the TANF reauthorization debates, as proposals in the Senate, House, and White House have allocated significant resources to marriage promotion activities and related research. Although there is an existing body of research on marriage from fields such as...
In the U.S., 2.7 million grandparents are raising their grandchildren. Of these, 21 percent are below the poverty line and 37 percent are age 60 or older. Based on interviews from 20 grandparent caregivers, this report puts a face on the personal and financial sacrifice many grandfamilies make...