Child Support Toolkit & Training
Our experience tells us that effective child support tools coupled with family-centered services will improve the reliability of child support payments. Our toolkit contains innovative family-centered strategies, data-based policies and practices, and customer-focused services that are summarized in the following fact sheets and informational maps:
- Promoting Child Well-Being & Family Self-Sufficiency - highlights examples of the family-centered approach that child support programs are undertaking nationwide to successfully serve all 17.5 million children in our program
- Project to Avoid Increasing Delinquencies (PAID) - continues our long-running PAID initiative to emphasize child support activities that increase the collection of current support and prevent and reduce arrears
- Story Behind the Numbers - takes a closer look at data collected by state, tribal and federal agencies to inform policy and practice and strengthen program outcomes
- Program Innovation Maps - provides information on promising state and local programs or practices designed so that child support is a reliable source of income for families
Visit our related pages on family violence, military and veterans, economic stability, and training for more information.
Related Pages
Featured Resources
Hispanic Child Support Resource Center
August 1, 2009Safely Pursuing Child Support - Training Tools
April 17, 2012Health Care Coverage
June 19, 2011
Engagement of Fathers from Birth
June 19, 2011Healthy Family Relationships
June 19, 2011Noncustodial Parents Choices Project - Texas
October 1, 2007
Additional Resources for Child Support Toolkit & Training RSS Feed
Improving Child Support Outcomes through Employment Programs
August 23, 2012Focuses on how the child support program can coordinate with employment programs to help noncustodial parentsProviding Expedited Review and Modification Assistance
June 20, 2012This fact sheet highlights ways child support programs have improved modification and adjustment processes"Voluntary Unemployment," Imputed Income, and Modification Policies for Incarcerated NCPs Chart
June 20, 2012Outlines practices, laws, and policies in different jurisdictions related to child support orders for incarcerated parentsRealistic Child Support Orders for Incarcerated Parents
June 20, 2012Highlights opportunities to encourage incarcerated parents to engage with the child support systemEstablishing Realistic Child Support Orders: Engaging Noncustodial Parents
June 20, 2012Highlights evidence-based best practices to establish realistic orders, including promoting parental involvement
Establishing Realistic Child Support Orders: Engaging Noncustodial Parents
June 20, 2012Highlights evidence-based best practices to establish realistic orders, including promoting parental involvementIncome Tax Credit for Low-Income Individuals and Families
January 31, 2012Overview of how taxpayers qualify for and where to get more information on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Department of Veterans Affairs
March 1, 2012Provides information on when and how to can send an income withholding order to attach a veteran's benefit paymentPreventing the Need for Child Support
November 10, 2011Discusses how child support agencies can promote responsible childbearing and raise awareness of parental responsibilitiesDomestic Violence and Child Support
March 1, 2012Provides information on recommended courtroom safeguards for pursuing child support when domestic violence may be present