ACF
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ACF
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Federal agency supporting the wellbeing of children & families, led by Assistant Secretary @ACF_Adams. Engagement ≠ endorsement. bit.ly/2iCRwSk
🆕ACF brief about TANF child-only cases in which cash assistance—an estimated $18.3B over the past 20 years—flows to households headed by ineligible parents, including illegal aliens. These cases fall outside TANF’s core federal work & time-limit rules. 👉go.acf.gov/tanf-child-only
- ACF reposted
HHS has requested a review of allegations involving @CAIRNational and its affiliates @CAIRCalifornia and @CAIRWashington regarding over $30M in federal funds intended for Afghan refugee resettlement, as well as alleged ties to terrorist organizations. The American people deserve
- ACF reposted
HHS has requested a review of allegations involving @CAIRNational and its affiliates @CAIRCalifornia and @CAIRWashington regarding the use of federal grant funds. Americans deserve full transparency when taxpayer dollars are involved. If there is evidence of fraud, abuse, or ties - Mayor Mamdani is considering cuts to New York City’s foster care prevention services which, data shows, strengthen families & avoid unnecessary care entries. ACF continues to expand prevention services to achieve A Home for Every Child. @NationalReview: nationalreview.com/corner/no-room…
- ACF added 3 new evidence-based interventions to the Prevention Services Clearinghouse. ACF's A Home for Every Child seeks to improve the ratio of foster homes to kids in care & prevention strengthens families and avoids unnecessary foster care entries. go.acf.gov/iv-e-preventio…
- 🚨29 states are taking Social Security survivor benefits from foster youth to cover state child welfare costs. “We still have a long way to go, and we’re going to continue pushing on states to end the orphan tax,” @ACF_Adams tells @glennbeck. More: theblaze.com/shows/the-glen…
- ACF's A Home for Every Child seeks better outcomes for youth with complex needs. At a roundtable w/ @cms, we discussed high acuity youth—how to improve placement options, expand provider capacity, lower reliance on congregate care & strengthen behavioral health & social supports.
- ACF was honored to visit Educare in Washington, D.C. alongside the program's incredible educators & staff, & enthusiastic children. Like so many Head Start programs, Educare's teachers are laying a critical foundation for young children. Keep up the great work, @DCEducare!
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We were pleased to welcome @ACF_Adams today to discuss our model and the strong outcomes we are achieving for children and families. #HeadStart is the foundation of this work: high-quality early learning, comprehensive services, and family partnerships. #HeadStartWorks
- Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems (CCWIS) should modernize child welfare, but after 10 years & $2 billion, they mostly haven’t. Read about CCWIS’s implementation & development challenges as well as opportunities to reshape the federal role: go.acf.gov/ccwis-implemen…
- ACF is working to cut red tape in child welfare and make it easier for high-quality families to become licensed foster parents. Assistant Secretary @ACF_Adams joins @glennbeck to explain how:
00:00 - Montana becomes the 25th state to join A Home for Every Child. @GovGianforte & @ACF_Adams signed proclamation to strengthen the state's foster care system, bolster families, reduce the number kids in foster care, and recruit qualified foster families. 👉go.acf.gov/montana-ah4ec
