Summary: Listen to Anne Price, Dr. David Pate Jr and Jacquelyn L. Boggess discuss the harms of economic and social welfare policies on families, specifically the impact of child support debt.<br> <br> <a href="https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/people/pate-jr-phd-david-j/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. David Pate Jr</a> is the Chair and Associate Professor at the <a title="https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/" href="https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip">Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee</a>. <a href="https://cffpp.org/about-us/staff/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jacquelyn L. Boggess</a> is a policy analyst and the Executive Director of the <a href="https://cffpp.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center for Family Policy and Practice (CFFPP)</a>.<br> Combined, the two have decades of research and a wealth of knowledge on low income African-American men, fatherhood and child support debt. Dr. Pate shared his research on how black men are affected by the social welfare system and the challenges that impede their ability to attain economic security. Jacquelyn explained her take on the current state of the social safety net and how her experiences in and out of the courtroom have shaped her work.<br> Stay tuned for a new groundbreaking tool, which will launch in a few weeks, to better evaluate fair child support rates for families in Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, and Wisconsin.<br> To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-truths/id1186480379?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hidden Truths podcast</a> on iTunes.<br> <br> Resources:<br> “<a href="https://medium.com/economicsecproj/this-labor-day-were-investing-in-the-work-of-black-women-936e20c7ff56" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This Labor Day, We’re Investing in the Work of Black Women</a>,” <a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle ui-captionStrong u-inlineBlock link link--darken link--darker" dir="auto" href="https://medium.com/@aishanyandoro?source=post_header_lockup" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-source="post_header_lockup" data-action-value="b8c96a00b1dc" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="b8c96a00b1dc">Aisha Nyandoro</a> on Medium<br> “<a href="https://basicincomepodcast.com/podcast/new-basic-income-pilot-mississippi-feat-aisha-nyandoro/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A New Basic Income Pilot in Mississippi, feat. Aisha Nyandoro</a>,” The New Basic Income Podcast<br> “<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mississippi-basic-income-pilot-to-provide-15-black-mothers-with-cash-2018-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A basic income pilot in Mississippi will provide 15 black mothers with $1000 for free every month, and it could lead to a much bigger experiment,</a>” <a class="byline-link byline-author-name" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/peter-kotecki" data-e2e-name="byline-author-name">Peter Kotecki</a> on Business Insider<br> <br> To learn about Dr. David Pate Jr by visiting <a href="https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/people/pate-jr-phd-david-j/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uwm.edu/socialwelfare</a> and following him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidJPate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@DavidJPate</a>. And be sure to learn about Jacquie’s work at <a href="https://cffpp.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CFFPP.org</a> and follow her at <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacboggess" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@Jacboggess. </a><br>
