Affordablehousingaction.org has published some encouraging stories about court programs and services1 that help people to clear up outstanding arrest warrants in the United States. When arrest warrants are removed, you can obtain a driver’s licence, which helps to gain employment. You can also apply for a housing subsidy, which can help to obtain stable housing.
For parents with warrants, there is a significant hurdle that they need to overcome in order to attend a court program. They need child care. If their children are left unattended, authorities can take the children into care.
Now there are court programs that actually offer child care at the location where a parent must attend to clear outstanding warrants. You can read more about this development and how it helps parents in reasons to be be cheerful: Clinics Offering Child Care Help Parents Clear Arrest Warrants
