Working with Non-Custodial Parents. Washington, D.C., May 1999. This issue brief examines strategies for targeting employment and training opportunities to meet the needs of noncustodial parents. What States and Localities Are Doing TANF Funds. TANF funds are perhaps the most flexible of the federal funding sources states can use to support fatherhood programs.
States can combine flexible funding sources to offer services to low-income fathers.
Case managers assess the needs of participating fathers and help them obtain assistance with training for and finding a job, transportation costs and work-related expenses, housing, medical coverage, and child support cases. The program aims to increase the number of noncustodial parents who are able to support their children and are involved in their children s lives. The Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization has received two competitive WtW grants for its multi-site program. Intra-personal development is the core of the program s philosophy. Building on this foundation, case managers work with fathers to address other areas of development family responsibility, health and wellness, financial management, education, employment and entrepreneurial thinking, and community involvement.