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Tulare County proclaims August 2026 Child Support Awareness Month; local office reports $32M distributed
Summary
County child support officials reported distributing about $32 million as of June and highlighted outreach events, including five back‑to‑school drives across the county; the board adopted a proclamation recognizing August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month.
Roger Dixon, director of transport services (introducing the item), and Jennifer Guido, assistant director of the Tulare County Department of Child Support Services, presented program performance and outreach plans. Guido said the department's local caseload is roughly 24,312 cases covering about 28,015 children and that distributed collections reached $32,000,000 as of the end of June.
Jennifer Davis, outreach specialist, described the department's third annual back‑to‑school drive in partnership with Valley Strong Credit Union and a set of five distribution events across county districts in August. The board read and signed a proclamation recognizing August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month to acknowledge program outcomes and community outreach.
