With countless parents falling more and more beyond on their
child support payments, it comes as a breath of fresh air when a parent actually wants to make sure their child has the financial resources he or she needs.
The Fatherhood Program, which was established in Georgia in 1998, aims at helping non-custodial mothers and fathers obtain jobs so they can make their child support payments on time and in full. Through education, training, and job placement, the program has already helped thousands of parents throughout the state make good on contributing to the economic well-being of their child or children.
The program has recently received thousands of dollars in federal stimulus money, which will be put to use by hiring more staff. The need for additional staff is a direct result of the increase in the amount of people who qualify for the program.
"In the state fiscal year 2008 we had 4,000 non-custodial parents who were receiving unemployment benefits; in this past fiscal year, we have 16,000 receiving unemployment benefits," said Keith Horton, Director of Child Support Services.
So far the program has not only been effective in helping parents find jobs, but it also has increased child support payments by 60 percent.
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