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Parents’ Fair Share Demonstration

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Evaluator(s) MDRC
Investigator(s) Fred Doolittle (MDRC)
Virginia Knox (MDRC)
Earl Johnson (MDRC)
Cynthia Miller (MDRC)
Sponsor(s) US Department of Health and Human Services
MDRC
Funder(s) PEW Charitable Trusts
Ford Foundation
AT&T Foundation
US Department of Health and Human Services
US Department of Labor
McKnight Foundation
Northwest Area Foundation
US Department of Agriculture
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Subcontractor(s) Abt Associates, Inc.
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Jun 1991 - Jun 2001
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal To implement and evaluate the Parent’s Fair Share Demonstration (PFS).
Program/Policy Description PFS centers on four core activities: employment and training services, peer support through group discussions focused on the rights and responsibilities of non-custodial parents, stronger and more flexible child support enforcement, and voluntary mediation services to help resolve conflict between the custodial and non-custodial parents. PFS is required for non-custodial parents (usually fathers) who are unable to meet child support obligations and have been referred to PFS by the courts.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 11/02/00
Type of Summary Reviewed
External Reviewer(s) Fred Doolittle (MDRC)
Contact(s) Cynthia Miller (not reported)
MDRC
16 East 34th Street
19th Floor
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Publications Department MDRC Publications (publications@mdrc.org)
MDRC
16 East 34th Street
19th Floor
(T) (212) 532-3200
(F) (212) 684-0832

Populations Studied

Sample Size and Unit In pilot phase study: 2,404 low-income individuals (non-custodial parents- mostly males).

In demonstration study: 5,611 Low-income individuals (non-custodial parents- mostly males) randomly assigned to program and control groups. 2,819 program and 2,792 control group members.

Sites Studied

Duval County (Jacksonville), Florida
Hampden County (Springfield), Massachusetts
Kent County (Grand Rapids), Michigan
Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), California
Mercer County (Trenton), New Jersey
Montgomery, Ohio
Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee

 
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