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Court Order Parent Education
Funded by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), the Court Order Parent Education (COPE) Project provided parents establishing child support orders with a brief informational orientation to their court orders. The project was conducted by the Child Support Division of the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in collaboration with the Domestic Relations Office (DRO) Read More
Issue(s): Child Support
Focus Area(s): Core Program Services, Program Innovations
Author(s): Jessica Pearson, Lanae Davis, Rasa Kaunelis
Keyword(s): improved understanding, voluntary compliance
Colorado Senior Connections: Final Report
In 2008, the federal Administration on Aging (AoA) awarded the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado and Jewish Family Service (JFS) a grant to conduct a demonstration project at two sites (Edgewater Plaza and Sheridan Glen) and expand current services at a third site (Berkshires at Lowry) in the Denver metropolitan area. The project, entitled Colorado Senior Connections (CSC), occurs Read More
Best Practicese for State Debt Compromise Programs
The Center for Policy Research (CPR) in Colorado plans to help state and local jurisdictions reduce delinquencies on child support cases by recommending they use best practices for debt compromise programs. Under an OCSE grant project, representatives from 10 sites—California; Illinois; Maryland; Hennepin County, MN; Ramsey County, MN; the state of Minnesota; New Mexico; North Dakota; Vermont; and Washington D.C.—met last June in Read More
Issue(s): Child Support
Focus Area(s): Core Program Services, Program Innovations
Author(s): Jessica Pearson, Rasa Kaunelis
Keyword(s): debt compromise, forgiveness, incentive programs, modifying orders, reentry programs, workforce programs
Caddo Parish Family Drug Court Evaluation
The Caddo Parish Family Drug Court has now been in operation for nearly five years. This fact seemed to argue for a reflection on the accomplishment of the program thus far, and consideration about the possible future for family drug courts in Louisiana. In conjunction with the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Caddo Parish Family Drug Court, a Read More
Issue(s): Child Welfare
Focus Area(s): Foster Care & At-Risk Youth, Program Innovations
Author(s): Nancy Thoennes, Rasa Kaunelis
Keyword(s): alcohol addiction, child abuse, drug addiction, neglect, substance abuse