Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare County Child Support agencies teamed up to educate and empower employers at three workshops from April 18th to the 20th.
The workshops covered how employers should handle Income Withholding Orders and National Medical Support Notices so that by the end of the workshop any questions about processes, requirements, language and challenges were answered. Since more than 70 percent of child support collections result from wage withholdings, these workshops assist employers with processing methods so that children can receive the support they need.
The free, four-hour workshops gave local child support agencies an opportunity to take some of the mystery out of the language and requirements regarding income withholding for employers. It was also an opportunity to build relationships face-to-face between employers and county child support staff.
County child support staff voiced appreciation for the employers at each workshop explaining how their role and cooperation allows families to eat, pay for housing, buy clothes, and go to school.
Fresno County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) Director Kari Gilbert and Tulare County DCSS Director Roger Dixon reached out to Kings and Madera DCSS offices to put on a collaborative workshop between the four counties. Fresno and Tulare teamed up to create the presentation materials, which were held in Tulare County for Kings and Tulare employers, and two in Fresno County for Fresno and Madera County employers. More than 4,500 employers from all four counties attended.
Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare Counties not only crafted stronger relationships with employers, but also among each other.
“Working with the other county child support employees allowed our offices a partnership that we can build on for future workshops,” said one Tulare child support employee.
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