Low-Income Populations

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The Child Support Performance and Incentive Act at 20: Examining Trends in State Performance

Despite broad agreement that the child support program has performed well since the passage of the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act (CSPIA) in 1998, questions remain over whether the current measures will continue to drive better performance on outcomes that reflect the child support program’s core mission. To shed light on this issue

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Disconnected Low-Income Men

A large number of U.S. men of prime working age are neither gainfully employed nor pursuing education or other training, suggesting a potentially significant disconnection from mainstream economic and social life. The Urban Institute, funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human S

Summary of an Urban Ethnographers’ Symposium on Low-Income Men

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Approaches to Low-Income Energy Assistance Funding in Selected States

From: Approaches to Low-Income Energy Assistance Funding in Selected States

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The Early Achievement and Development Gap

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Work Histories and Employment Outcomes of Single Mothers

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Who are Low-Wage Workers?

From: Who are Low-Wage Workers?

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State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. A. Expert Panel

Nancy Duff Campbell Co-President National Women's Law Center	Anne Marie Lancour Assistant Staff Director ABA Center on Children and the Law
Kathryn Dyjak Senior Legislative Associate American Public Human Services Association	Rebecca Maynard University Trustee University of Pennsylvania
Pat Fagan Fellow The Heritage Foundation	Lee Posey Policy Specialist

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Attachment B. Expert Panel Members

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. A. Matrix Bibliography

American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), 2001. State Efforts to Promote Marriage, Family Formation and Prevent Family Disintegration. APHSA: Washington, D.C. American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), 1999. State Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Abstinence Education Efforts . APHSA: Washington, D.C. Badgley, Anne. Heritage

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 11: Specialty Programs

State State Regulates Marriage/ Family Therapists (a) Professional Development Respite Programs for Parents of Children with Disabilities (b) Programs for Incarcerated Parents (c) Alabama X Glendwood, Inc. Alaska X

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 10: Youth Education and Development

State School-based Marriage Education Abstinence Until Marriage Education (a) Alabama

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 9: Marriage Support and Promotion

State Home Visitation (a) Mentoring/Counseling Fatherhood Programs with a Marriage Component Alabama Law. Family Coaches Program provides mentors for TANF recipients and low-income families -- program featured on 10 o'clock Saturday newscast and Monday morning news show for wider access. Source: APHSA 2001 Survey

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 8: State Vital Statistics

State Condition of Vital Statistics Data (b) Marriage Statistics (c) Divorce Statistics (c) Improvement Efforts and Others Alabama

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 7: State Transfer Policies

State Medicaid: Two-parent family eligibility based solely on financial circumstances (a) Medicaid Income limits for Pregnant Women (% FPL) (b)

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 6: State Tax Policies

State State EITC by Percent of Fed. Credit and whether Refundable (2000) (a) Tax Threshold (2000) for Married 2 parent family of 4 (c) Tax Threshold (2000) 1 parent family of 3 (c) State Policies to Address Marriage Penalty (d) Alabama $4,600 $4,600 Joint rate schedule (e)

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 5: Marriage and Relationship Preparation and Education

State Incentives for Marriage Preparation for Adults Marriage Education-Adults State Funding for Marriage Preparation and Support Re-marriage waiting period (a, b) Alabama

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 4: State Requirements for Marriage Licenses and Ceremonies

State Blood Test Waiting period between applying for to receiving license Waiting period between license and ceremony How soon one can marry after receiving license When license expires I.D. Required Age of consent to marry Fee Age with parental consent Age without parental consent

State Policies to Promote Marriage. Preliminary Report.. Table 3: Divorce Laws and Procedures

State Waiting Periods (b) Different Laws for Families with children Mediation Minimum Period Until Divorce is Granted (a) Residency Requirement (c) Alabama

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