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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ACF APPROVES CHILD SUPPORT DEMONSTRATIONS IN MICHIGAN AND IDAHO The Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) today announced $1.5 million in funding to support
demonstrations in Michigan and Idaho to promote improvements in child
support enforcement efforts. Michigan will receive $990,000 in federal funds, while Idaho will receive $544,400 in federal funds. ACF will conduct a comprehensive evaluation to assess how the projects were implemented and their effects on families and children and the operation of the Child Support Program. Each project will last five years and will be supplemented by private funding. These grants represent additional funding to the states and will not affect the amount of federal funds available to administer child support programs. “These projects are
a sensible government approach to testing and evaluating creative approaches
that enhance the overall goals and effectiveness of the child support
enforcement program by integrating the promotion of healthy marriage
into existing child support services,” said Wade Horn, Ph.D.,
the assistant secretary for children and families at the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS). The goals of the demonstration projects include improving the establishment of paternity and increasing financial support for children as well as improving fathers’ relationships with their children and mothers of their children. The projects also will include efforts to improve couple relationships and reduce the potential for domestic violence. Both projects will be required to screen participants for domestic violence and refer appropriate individuals for services. ###
Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at www.hhs.gov/news.
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