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#100YEARSOFCWLA
By 1918 a group called the Bureau for the Exchange of Information Among Child Helping Agencies was forming the basis for CWLA in 1920. In 1918 a pandemic mis-labeled “the Spanish Flu” (according to some
What Human Services Funding Was Included in the Emergency Supplemental?
HR 748, the third COVID-19 emergency spending legislation, includes some human services and state relief, but the targeted human services funding did not go as far as many groups had been seeking. The biggest source
Virtual Town Hall for Older Foster Youth
On Thursday, March 19, 2020, the Children's Bureau and Think of Us hosted a Virtual Town Hall for Older Foster Youth. The hosts in order in which they spoke were: Sixto Cancel, co-founder and CEO
April 1, 2020 is Census Day
The Census happens once every 10 years. It’s the only official population count of every person in the U.S. The Census counts people at each address—even if those people aren’t related, if they are not
New Family First Clearinghouse Ratings Released
On Thursday, March 26, 2020, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) released six more Title IV-E Prevention Services programs and services ratings for the Title IV-E Prevention Services in accordance with the Family First
Planning Title IV-E Prevention Services: A Toolkit for States
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation contracted with Mathematica to provide the Planning Title IV-E Prevention Services: A Toolkit for States that can help
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