Child Support…Support
In Maryland, Baltimore County’s Family Employment and Support Program provides job training and employment services for parents owing child support:
‘Participants join voluntarily, sometimes at the recommendation of defense lawyers, as well as through court referrals or mediation.
Many participants have criminal records, officials said. For that reason, some employers prefer not to be identified. Many other participants are disabled.
The program links applicants with services to help overcome problems that can get in the way of finding and keeping a job. Such problems might include a criminal record, addictions, a lack of affordable housing, transportation and child-care, or elder responsibilities, as well as legal and work-adjustment issues.’
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So far, the program has enrolled 285 participants and collected over $220,000 in past-due child support.
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