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Urban Institute Releases Initial Results from the New York Noncustodial Parent EITC
In 2006, New York became the first state to enact a new earned income tax credit for low-income parents who pay their child support in full. The credit is designed to keep parents from falling too deeply into poverty if they pay their child support in full and to encourage low-income noncustodial parents to work and pay their child support. During its first year, only 5,280 noncustodial parents received the tax credit, costing just over $2 million. This report identifies three reasons the take-up rate was so low and offers recommendations on how to increase participation in the future. In addition the report is part of OTDA’s Strengthen Fathers through Stronger Families Initiative. The report was written by Elaine Sorensen, is a labor economist and senior fellow at the Urban Institute. She is an expert on child support policy and noncustodial fathers. Read the full report.
State Awards $2.7 Million for Responsible Fatherhood Programs
Efforts Aim to Improve Child Well-Being - The State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) today announced that it has awarded more than $2.7 million for eight organizations to run programs that will help low-income, noncustodial fathers become more involved with their children’s lives, financially and emotionally.
Eight organizations in New York City, Long Island, Onondaga, Monroe, Schenectady, Orange and Chautauqua counties are receiving funding through OTDA’s Strengthening Families Through Stronger Fathers Initiative. Four of the agencies previously participated in a three-year pilot program that ended last fall. Read more…
Strengthening Families Through Stronger Fathers Initiative: Process Evaluation Report
New York conducted a three-year pilot project (2006-2009) in five locations to help unemployed parents without custody of their children find work called the Strengthening Families Through Stronger Fathers Initiative. This report describes the implementation of this initiative and discusses challenges encountered and lessons learned. While all programs used a case management model to deliver employment and supportive services, the intensity of those services, the linkages to the child support program, the recruitment strategies, and the organizational structure of the programs varied. Despite these variations, programs successfully recruited and served a large number of participants, avoiding some of the challenges experienced by earlier fatherhood programs.
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