CFFPP produces monthly policy briefings, distributed by email or fax, that summarize recent developments in policy, research and legislation as they relate to child support, welfare reform, domestic violence, and poverty. The following is a list of policy briefings produced to date.

If you have any questions or comments about any policy briefing or if you have any material that you feel would be appropriate for an issue of the policy briefing, please provide this information on the policy briefing "comment page".

CFFPP has recently begun a new series of policy briefings specific to the state of California. These briefings, similar in content and style to the national briefings, will provide legislative updates and relevant policy information to practitioners and advocates in California on a bimonthly basis. For more information please visit the "California Policy Briefing" page.

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• U.S. Conference on Mayors Releases Report on Hunger and Homelessness
• Report Assesses Poverty Research Needs
• Several Reports Contradict Message on Success of Welfare Reform
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service Announces Availability of Funds for Outreach Grants to Improve Access to Food Stamp Program

• Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Clarifies Policies For Low-Income Parents
• Paternity Establishment Report Released
• Genetic Tests As Basis For Reversing Paternity and Stopping Child Support Are Addressed In Two States

• Urban Institute Reports on Status of Low-Income Fathers
• Violence Against Women Act Passes Both Houses
• California Governor Vetoes Child Support Amnesty Program
• Accuracy of Paternity Acknowledgments Questioned
• New Findings On Poverty Released
• States Stand To Lose $1.9 Billion in Federal Funds For Chip
• Child Support Data Report Reveals Amount Of Child Support Distributed To Welfare Families

• House Passes Child Support Distribution Act
• Three New Reports Question Impacts of Child Support Policies on Low-Income Fathers Low-Income Parents
• Wisconsin W-2 Contractors' Use of State Funds Questioned
• Food Stamp Application Process Prevents Many Eligible Families From Receiving Benefits
• California Child Support Amnesty Bill Passes

• Progress in Welfare-to-Work Program's Enrollment and Job Placement is Slow
• Of Five Federal Legislative Proposals Related to Child Support Distribution, None Include Disregard Requirement
• TANF Block Grants of Poorer States at Risk of Funding Cuts
• Medical Journal Questions Ethics of Welfare Policy Evaluation
• USDA Issues Report on Declining Food Stamp Participation Rates
• Assistance Available for Understanding Child Support Terms

• Update on Federal Child Support/Fatherhood Bills
• Federal Government Provides Program Guidance On-Line
• Several States Contending With Errors in Child Support Payments
• Human Rights Group Cites Disparities by Race in Drug Sentencing
• Senate Committee Slashes Social Security Block Grant Funding
• Conference on Incarcerated Fathers To Be Held in Fall

• Two Reports Reveal Racial Bias In The Criminal Justice System
• Institute for Research on Poverty Devotes Focus Issue to Child Support
• Ohio House Passes Bill to Allow Disavowal of Paternity Based on Genetic Tests
• California Proposes Child Support Amnesty
• Update on Previous Fax Briefing News Items
• Child Support Collection and Welfare Reform Firm Under Scrutiny But Still Gaining New Contracts

• Capitol Hill Update On Child Support Legislation
• Recent Research Related To Low-Income Fathers
• States Move To Utilize TANF Surplus Funds
• Teen Birth Rate Continues to Decline
• Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Ban on Welfare Benefits to Immigrants

• New Jersey Superior Court Addresses Issue of Suspending Child Support during Incarceration
• Barriers To Health Coverage For Families Are Addressed In Several Recent Publications
• State Developments
• State-By-State Comparisons Of Child Support And Welfare Policies Available On-Line

• White House Proposes Fatherhood Initiatives
• Stringent Child Support Cooperation For Food Stamp Benefits Proposed
• Campaign Seeks To Help Workers Obtain Earned Income Tax Credit
• New Studies Examine Post-Welfare Experience
• News From Selected States
• Legal Immigrants' Denial of Public Benefits Upheld by Federal Appeals Court