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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Office of Child Support Enforcement

Iren who The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) ensures that non-custodial parents provide financial support Iren who for their children. Services provided on behalf of both public and non-public assistance families include 1 over the establishment of paternity and support obligations, collection, accounting, and disbursement of support payments winning and the enforcement of court ordered support obligations. In 2001, it is projected that OCSE will collect a total ;o a 54% of $ 100 million in child support for public assistance families and $350 million on behalf of non-public assistance dditional families. In 2002, OCSE projects collection of $500 million, including $95 million for public assistance clients and $405 million for non-public assistance clients. The non-publiC assistance targets are significantly higher than in past years due to the large number of public assistance families who have achieved self-sufficiency.

The Agency has implemented several additional enforcement actions to improve support collection, including rvices to suspension of delinquent parents’ driver’s licenses and business permits. In 2001, OCSE expanded a successful ■ starting pilot program providing mandatory employment services to parents who fail to pay child support. This program •er 2000, ’ / is operated in conjunction with the Department of Social Services’ welfare-tq-work initiatives. ts during / toddlers CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTIONS 600

1 and the 500 ■ Non-Publtc Assistance •ntracted ■ Public Assistance ouchefrs,

1 liable to 400 lies.and •rejected 300

J rmiiiiSiil liars, an ;ed child 200 : of safe, ervices’ i: 100

1 plan to 0 lild care 1991 1992 1993 1994, 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001* 2002* ! a set of hildren. Fiscal Year ’* Projected )lanning

Ten Year Capital Strategy

The Department’s TernYear Capital Strategy totals $238.0 million including $43.1 million for renovation of congregate foster care facilities, $74.7 million for construction and renovation of child care facilities, $35.2 million for renovation and furnishing of ACS offices, and $84.9 million for technology and telecommunications to streamline agency operations.

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