Fatherhood Initiatives: Connecting Fathers to Their Children

Tollestrup, Jessica

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Federal aid programs;    Parent-child relations;    Social policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL31025
RP-ID  :  RL31025_2018May01

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of the federal government's financial support of fatherhood initiatives, including through the Responsible Fatherhood (RF) grant program. It begins by providing a legislative history of this financial support and a summary of allowable activities under the RF grant program. This is followed by an explanation of some of the research and evaluations that have occurred via demonstration programs. The report concludes by briefly examining the role of governmental child support enforcement (CSE) agencies in fatherhood programs, initiatives to promote and support father-child interaction outside the parents' relationship, and recent developments with regard to work-oriented programs for noncustodial parents.