Helping Parents in the Child Support System Build Assets Webinar

Tuesday, September 13, 2011. 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern
Call-In Number: 1-888-390-4470; Passcode: AFI

Join us to hear from federal and state
officials about the government’s interest in forming partnerships
between Assets for Independence (AFI), asset building, fatherhood, and
child support programs to help parents in the child support system build
assets and ultimately, be able to better provide for their children.
These partnerships are already occurring in various areas of the
country. Speakers will discuss how helping parents who pay child
support to build financial strength is part of the new direction of the
Office of Child Support Enforcement. State Child Support Enforcement
leaders will describe ways that child support agencies can help parents –
where appropriate – address child support debt and monthly payment
amounts so that they are better able to meet child support obligations
and save money.

Speakers for this session:

- Jennifer Burnszynski, Director, Division of Technical Assistance,
U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement will discuss the new family
supportive direction of the child support system, and how helping
noncustodial parents build assets is part of this focus.

- Michael Hayes, Director for Family Initiatives, Child Support
Division, Texas Office of the Attorney General will discuss why his
agency is partnering with AFI organizations in Texas to help
noncustodial parents build assets, and the roles that fatherhood
organizations and child support are playing to help fathers connect to
AFI services.

- David Stillman, Interim Assistant Secretary for the Economic
Services Administration, Washington State will discuss why his state’s
child support agency is partnering with AFI organizations to help
noncustodial parents, and some of the remedies the state child support
agency is offering parents to help them become more financially stable.

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