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Oregon child support program seeks staff and IT funding to modernize services and expand front-line casework
Summary
The DOJ Division of Child Support described a multi-option staffing request and IT needs for its Origin system, saying the program serves 127,459 families and distributes about $299 million annually to Oregon families.
Kate Cooper Richardson, administrator of the Division of Child Support, told the Public Safety subcommittee that the program serves 127,459 families in Oregon and manages financial accounting that distributes roughly $299 million a year for Oregon families. She asked lawmakers to consider a multi-option "Family First Services" staffing package to rebuild front-line casework capacity and to continue IT support for Origin, the new child support system.
Program scale and functions: Cooper Richardson emphasized that child support is a large, federally supervised program (Title IV-D)…
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