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pass it on - pass it through: a national campaign to ensure that child support reaches children

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Fatherhood Programs and Healthy Marriage Funding (2009)

Financial Literacy and Low-Income Noncustodial Parents (2009)

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Guidebook—Collaboration and Partnership: Fatherhood Practitioners and Advocates Against Domestic Violence Working Together to Serve Women, Men, and Families

Financial Literacy Issues and Information for Noncustodial Parents

December 2009 issue | previous issues

Safety Net Failing to Assist Those in Need during Recession
Michigan to Consider Eliminating Burdensome Child Support Surcharges
More Evidence of Increasing Hardship for Unemployed Americans
Legislation Would Reverse Drug Arrest Disparities Between Cocaine and Crack
Data on Racial and Economic Disparities in Bachelor Degree Attainment

(2/10/2010)

Monthly Employment Data Update
Bureau of Labor Statistics January 2010

Unemployment in January fell to 9.7 percent versus 10.0 percent in December
January’s unemployment rate for African American men, 20 years old or older, rose to 17.6 percent versus 16.6 percent in December
January’s unemployment rate for African American women, 20 years old or older, rose to 13.3 percent versus 13.1 percent in December
January’s unemployment rate for African American teen-agers, 16 to 19 years, dropped to 43.8 percent versus 48.4 percent in December
Over two-fifths (41.2 percent) of the 14.8 million people who are unemployed have been looking for work 27 weeks or longer. This is the highest percentage on record in data going back to 1948. (CBPP)

For additional information and a further breakdown of the January employment data, go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at: http://www.bls.gov/
news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

A statement on the January Employment report by the Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) can be found at: http://www.cbpp.org/
files/2-5-10ui-stmt.pdf