The CSPED provided noncustodial parents with case management, employment services, enhanced child support services, parenting classes, and domestic violence services. Each participant was assigned a case manager to assess needs and monitor progress. Employment services included job search assistance; job-readiness training; and assistance with job placement, job retention, and rapid reemployment following job loss. Participating sites were also encouraged, though not required, to provide job skills training, vocational training, education related to employment, and supportive services. Enhanced child support services included expedited review of child support orders, order modifications, reductions in arrears owed to the state, and temporary suspension of the use of some enforcement tools. Domestic violence services included screening, assessments, and referrals. The program also provided 16 hours of parenting classes that covered personal development, responsible fatherhood, and relationship skills. Participants were noncustodial parents who were being served by the child support program and were either not regularly making child support payments or were expected to have difficulty with payments because of lack of employment. Most services were provided within a one-year period.
This program took place in 18 sites across 8 states (California, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin).
This program aimed to improve employment outcomes and the reliable payment of child support among noncustodial parents.