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Local Organizations, And At-Risk Children Measurably Better Off In Terms Of Health, Home Life

In the past four years, the programs and services most closely associated with preserving the social fabric of the nation's most vulnerable populations- impoverished and homeless children, shattered families with little or no resources, developmentally disabled adults, and refugees seeking shelter and a new life-have been refocused and strengthened.

Whether it's a structured and responsive classroom for Head Start preschoolers or job training and relationship counseling for poor parents longing to move from welfare to work, new solutions have been developed and are beginning to be applied to historically intransigent challenges. The results promise to be dramatic-strengthened families, empowered communities, youths reengaged in their families and local organizations, and at-risk children measurably better off in terms of health, home life and readiness for academic achievement.

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	Did You Know?
	Child support ends on the emancipation of a child. Emancipation, meaning the child coming of age and capable of self-support, is determined under state law. In Massachusetts and Hawaii, for example, that may occur as late as the age of 23, unless a child is incapacitated. Georgia and many of its sister states set the age at 18. Furthermore, each of the 50 states has its own version of the Child Support Guidelines to help calculate an appropriate amount of support in a case.