August is Child Support Awareness Month in Tulare County

At their July 26 Board Meeting, the Board of Supervisor officially declared August as Child Support Awareness Month in Tulare County. Board Chairmen Mike Ennis presented the official proclamation to Child Support Services (CSS) Department Head Roger Dixon, the department’s Public Information Officer James Bonafe.   

The purpose and mission of the Tulare County Department of Child Support Services is to enhance the well-being of children by assuring that assistance in obtaining support, including financial and medical, is available to children through locating parents, establishing paternity, establishing support obligations, and monitoring and enforcing those obligations.

The department is currently on track to collect $38 million for the 25,800 children they serve in the County and works towards its vision - that children can count on both parents for the financial, medical and emotional support they need to be healthy and successful.

For Child Support Awareness Month, CSS is teaming up with local partners including CSET, Employment Connection, the Advanced Career Institute Truck and Welding School, Eagle Mountain Casino and others to provide a Resource and Employment Fair. Two days are scheduled for the event, the first on August 17 at the CSS Visalia Office and the other on August 18 at the CSS Porterville Office. 

CSS is also working with the Tulare County Public Library in arranging library visits during the last week of August. For a full schedule of events, contact the Tulare County Dept. of Child Support Services at 713-5781.