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This Information Memorandum (IM) is to remind state and tribal title IV-E agencies of the school enrollment and educational stability requirements for students in foster care included in the title IV-E and the…
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Report to Congress on the challenges for older children in foster care to achieve permanency and promising strategies being employed across the country to address these issues. Metadata-only record linking to the…
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This document is a letter from the Children's Bureau to Minnesota about the state's successful completion of its Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) improvement plan. Metadata-only record…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies that a notice of proposed rulemaking was published proposing to allow title IV-E agencies to claim federal financial participation for the administrative…
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This report describes the results of the primary review of Indiana's Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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The Nevada Initiative to Reduce Long-Term Foster Care is part of the Permanency Innovations Initiative (PII) cross-site and site-specific evaluation. The overview describes the evaluation stages and design to answer…
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This letter from the Children’s Bureau to child welfare leaders summarizes the major themes from 12 roundtable discussions with youth in or formerly in foster care about issues and challenges they are facing.…
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has a number of newsletters to share information with our partners and stakeholders. They contain important news and updates about ACF's programs and key issues at the…
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This report describes the results of the primary review of Puerto Rico's Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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A brief overview of the Fostering Readiness and Permanency Project led by the Arizona Department of Economic Security to increase permanency among youth in foster care. Metadata-only record linking to the original…
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This document is Georgia’s program improvement plan in response to the subsequent primary review of its Title IV-E foster care program. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau (CB) is responsible for the implementation and management of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and…
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Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System: Challenges and Recommendations for Policy and Practice describes how child welfare agencies can improve diligent recruitment practices and…
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This letter from the Social Security Administration and the Administration for Children and Families describes how state and tribal title IV-E agencies that serve as representative payees for children receiving Social…
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This report provides preliminary estimates of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for FY 2022. As states are permitted to resubmit AFCARS data, the estimates may change over time. This…
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This document provides the locations of Children's Bureau policy, guidance, and other implementation activities related to the Fostering Connection to Success and Increasing Adoption Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351).…
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This is an overview presentation on the AFCARS SNPRM. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This document provides the schedule of the title IV-E foster care eligibility reviews for fiscal year 2011. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This report provides preliminary estimates of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for FY 2014. As states are permitted to resubmit AFCARS data, the estimates may change over time. This…
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The California Partners for Permanency (CAPP) goal in its five years of federal funding is to improve permanency outcomes for African-American and American Indian children in foster care by implementing a Child and…
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