In the Jan. 6 Star Herald reporting County Commission action, there was brief mention about Rock County Family Service Agency collecting more than a million dollars in child support. This is a huge accomplishment for a small Minnesota county human service agency child support unit. It is testimony to a county department that prides itself on customer service where employees are dedicated to providing the best services to the citizens. This unit is responsible to locate absent parents, establish paternity, establish child support orders, and modify and enforce existing court orders. Each year the Child Support Unit sets goals and strives to the best of their abilities to meet and exceed those goals. This is the first time in the Agency’s history since 1975 when Rock County Family Service Agency began offering child support services where collections have been disbursed in an amount more than $1 million dollars in one given year to families. This service has a major impact on a local economy as these funds are turned over in the form of rent payments, house payments, utilities, groceries, clothing and other maintenance needs for parents and children.Congratulations to the Child Support Unit at Rock County Family Service Agency and to their co-workers, since most great accomplishments are a result of team effort by the whole agency. Cooperation between the Child Support Unit, Income Maintenance Unit, Social Service Unit and Fiscal Unit in this exceptional County Human Service Agency has also been the benchmark by which they operate day after day. Pam NelsonSioux Falls, S.D.
