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• catalog abstract ""One of the most challenging goals for welfare reformers has been improving the collection of child support payments from noncustodial parents, usually fathers. Often vilified as "deadbeats" who have dropped out of their children's lives, these fathers have been the target of largely punitive enforcement policies that give little consideration to the complex circumstances of these men's lives. Fathers' Fair Share presents an alternative to these measures with an in-depth study of the Parents' Fair Share program. A multi-state intervention run by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, the program was designed to better the employment and life skills of nonpaying fathers with children on public assistance, in the belief that this would encourage them to improve their level of child support." "Fathers' Fair Share details the program's mix of employment training services, peer support groups, and dispute mediation between parents. Equally important, the authors explore the effect of the participating fathers' expectations and doubts about the program, which were colored by their often negative views about the child support and family law system. The voices heard in Fathers' Fair Share provide a rare look into the lives of low-income fathers and how they think about their struggles and prospects, their experiences in the workplace, and their responsibilities toward their families."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b11093662.
• catalog contributor b11093663.
• catalog contributor b11093664.
• catalog created "1999.".
• catalog date "1999".
• catalog date "1999.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
• catalog description ""One of the most challenging goals for welfare reformers has been improving the collection of child support payments from noncustodial parents, usually fathers. Often vilified as "deadbeats" who have dropped out of their children's lives, these fathers have been the target of largely punitive enforcement policies that give little consideration to the complex circumstances of these men's lives. Fathers' Fair Share presents an alternative to these measures with an in-depth study of the Parents' Fair Share program. A multi-state intervention run by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, the program was designed to better the employment and life skills of nonpaying fathers with children on public assistance, in the belief that this would encourage them to improve their level of child support." "Fathers' Fair Share details the program's mix of employment training services, peer support groups, and dispute mediation between parents. Equally important, the authors explore the effect of the participating fathers' expectations and doubts about the program, which were colored by their often negative views about the child support and family law system. The voices heard in Fathers' Fair Share provide a rare look into the lives of low-income fathers and how they think about their struggles and prospects, their experiences in the workplace, and their responsibilities toward their families."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-232) and index.".
• catalog description "The participants -- The world outside PFS : an insider's view -- The noncustodial parents' perspectives on child support and the child support system -- The only game in town : walking through the doorway of Parents' Fair Share -- The employment and training component of PFS : job club/job search -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Sample, data, and research methodology ; Maps ; List and description of peer support sessions ; Family tree ; Personal shields ; Profile of two participants deciding how to use their money ; Profiles of selected participants ; Questions for noncustodial parents in PFS ; Profile of interviewees.".
• catalog extent "xiv, 241 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0871544113".
• catalog issued "1999".
• catalog issued "1999.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Russell Sage Foundation,".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "362.7/1 21".
• catalog subject "Child support Government policy United States.".
• catalog subject "Child welfare Government policy United States.".
• catalog subject "Children of single parents United States Economic conditions.".
• catalog subject "Fathers Employment United States.".
• catalog subject "Fathers Services for United States.".
• catalog subject "HV741 .J63 1999".
• catalog subject "Poor men Employment United States.".
• catalog subject "Poor men Services for United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The participants -- The world outside PFS : an insider's view -- The noncustodial parents' perspectives on child support and the child support system -- The only game in town : walking through the doorway of Parents' Fair Share -- The employment and training component of PFS : job club/job search -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Sample, data, and research methodology ; Maps ; List and description of peer support sessions ; Family tree ; Personal shields ; Profile of two participants deciding how to use their money ; Profiles of selected participants ; Questions for noncustodial parents in PFS ; Profile of interviewees.".
• catalog title "Fathers' fair share : helping poor men manage child support and fatherhood / Earl Johnson, Ann Levine, and Fred C. Doolittle.".
• catalog type "text".