
Learning from the United States’ Painful History of Child Support
This Father’s Day, federal and state governments must consider the history of child support and how it can better serve poor, Black families.
Kyle Ross is a research assistant for the Poverty to Prosperity Program at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Ross interned with the Government Affairs and Food Assistance teams at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He also previously interned at Bloomberg Government, where he assisted in summarizing legislation. Ross graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
This Father’s Day, federal and state governments must consider the history of child support and how it can better serve poor, Black families.
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