Where the Funds Are: Potential Use of Child Support Funds for Transitional Jobs Programs


 

Publication Date: August 2004

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Abbey Frank

Research Area: Social conditions

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Transitional jobs programs combine subsidized employment, skill development, and support services to help participants overcome substantial barriers to employment. This policy brief focuses on the ways in which states can leverage portions of federal child support funds to offset some of the costs of transitional jobs programs that are either targeted towards noncustodial parents or include noncustodial parents as a part of their client base.