A Conversation About Tennessee’s Child Support Reentry Program

A Conversation About Tennessee’s Child Support Reentry Program

Author: NCSEA November 20, 2024 Duration: 23:11

On today’s episode, Tammy Pearson (YoungWilliams) hosts Patti Wood (Director of Operations, Child Support Field Services and Family Assistance and Child Support Contracts for the State of Tennessee, Department of Human Services). Join Tammy and Patti as they engage in a conversation about Tennessee’s Child Support Reentry Program. Learn about how this program started, and how it strives to be family centered – assisting the whole family in becoming self-sufficient. Listen as Patti talks about the successes of the program, who has been helped, and what makes a successful reentry program. You will even hear about how Patti started with child support.

For NCSEA members, please take another look at Patti Wood’s article in the April 2024 edition of the NCSEA Child Support CommuniQue: “Tennessee’s Child Support Reentry Program:  Employee Innovation Leads to Family-Centered Solution.”



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