What creative strategies are State IV-D agencies using to collaborate with State IV-A agencies, PIC/WIBs and other grantees administering the WtW program to optimize the participation of noncustodial parents in the WtW program?
A4: Several State and local agencies have implemented strategies that have successfully increased the participation of noncustodial parents in the WtW program. For example, the Division of Child Support (DCS) of Yakima and Kittitas Counties in the State of Washington has joined with the Counties’ prosecuting attorneys and PIC/WIB to implement a WtW employment project to target unemployed or under-employed noncustodial parents. Based on length of non-payment of child support and the length of time a NCP’s child or children have received TANF, DCS refers the noncustodial parent to the prosecuting attorneys. After reviewing the file, the prosecuting attorney utilizes the 147Contempt Process and Provisions within the Court Order148 to generate referrals to the PIC/WIB. DCS reports that communication and coordination among the partners has been the key to the success of this project. They also say that having a clear understanding of each partner’s role in the project is essential. Another
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