Title
Proclamation - Child Support Awareness Month
Action
ACTION:
Adopt a Proclamation declaring August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month in Mecklenburg County
Staff Contact: Fonda Clifton, Child Support Services Division Director
Presentation: Yes
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County has operated Child Support Services since July 2010 when the staff and customers of the program were entrusted to the County by the State of North Carolina. Former President Bill Clinton first proclaimed August as National Child Support Awareness Month in 1995 to demonstrate the importance of child support as a sustainable means of financial support and wellbeing for many of our nation's children.
In Mecklenburg County, there are approximately 52,147 children and custodial parents who receive more than $50.7 million in child support annually through the efforts of this County’s child support professionals, which provide food, housing, and clothing to these families.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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