Child Support Toolkit & Training
This toolkit is intended for professionals who work with families who use or may use child support services. If you are a parent or family member, please visit our Families page to find child support resources specifically for you.
Effective child support tools, including 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 collaborative family-centered approach that child support programs are undertaking nationwide
- Project to Avoid Increasing Delinquencies (PAID) - continues our long-running PAID initiative to emphasize child support activities that increase the reliable payment 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
Related Pages
Featured Resources
Hispanic Child Support Resource Center
August 1, 2009
Safely Pursuing Child Support - Training Tools
April 17, 2012
Health Care Coverage
June 19, 2011
Engagement of Fathers from Birth
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June 19, 2011
Noncustodial Parents Choices Project - Texas
October 1, 2007
Child Support Annual Statistical and Financial Reports
September 7, 2012
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Working with the Military as an Employer
March 1, 2013Provides policy and procedural guidance to child support staff working with the militaryCustodial Parents and Child Support Receipt
February 28, 2013Focuses on data reported in a recent US Census Bureau report about mothers and fathers and their child supportIncome Tax Credit for Low-Income Individuals and Families
January 31, 2013Overview of how taxpayers qualify for and where to get more information on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Invitation for Financial Management and Reporting Training for New State Directors and Executive Staff
January 2, 2013Invitation to participate in pilot delivery of Financial Management and Reporting training on Feb. 6, 2013, hosted by OCSEChild Support Participation in Stand Down Events
November 10, 2012Describes child support's participation in veteran Stand Down events
Income Tax Credit for Low-Income Individuals and Families
January 31, 2013Overview of how taxpayers qualify for and where to get more information on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Alternatives to Incarceration
June 18, 2012Describes promising practices to help states reduce the need for civil contempt proceedings leading to incarcerationDepartment of Veterans Affairs
March 1, 2012Provides information on when and how to can send an income withholding order to attach a veteran's benefit paymentRealistic Child Support Orders for Incarcerated Parents
June 20, 2012Highlights opportunities to encourage incarcerated parents to engage with the child support systemElectronic Payments/EFT: Working with Private Sector Employers
May 18, 2012Provides employers and third party payroll providers information about sending payments electronically to State Disbursement Units