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Economic Support and Social Welfare Policy
The Center provides national- and state-level analysis and advocacy on public support policies and legislation affecting low-income families, including such areas as welfare or TANF policy, child support policy, and food stamp and Medicaid programs. This represents a central part of the Center’s policy advocacy efforts.
The Center also researches and reports on various efforts to increase low-income families' economic well-being. Framing the analysis from the particular perspective of low-income noncustodial fathers, this body of work examines innovative child support program models, financial literacy training, debt reduction (specifically as it pertains to child support debt), and asset development. Our work highlights the fact that low-income parents' involvement with the child support system fundamentally affects their ability to develop savings, establish financial plans, or gain good credit standing.
Fatherhood Practitioners
CFFPP acts as a bridge between fatherhood practitioners and policy. We provide support, leadership and networking opportunities, and policy analysis to programs across the country that provide essential social services to low-income men who are often noncustodial fathers of color. In return, the information and issues that fatherhood practitioners share with the Center are brought to bear on our policy analysis and recommendations.
Domestic Violence
While CFFPP’s work focuses on the unique barriers affecting no- and low-income fathers, the Center is equally committed to advancing the well-being and safety of women and children. CFFPP advocates for policies and services that attend to the broad range of needs among all members of low-income communities – men, women, and children alike – while simultaneously promoting the safety of women and children.
The Center has often served as a bridge between fatherhood practitioners, on the one hand, and domestic violence and women's advocates, on the other. We are committed to continuing this dialogue, providing information and technical assistance, and facilitating conversations and collaborations as an ever-growing number of service providers from both fields strive to develop holistic practices and programs that serve low-income communities.