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Public Comment on Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook

The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) oversees the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse and sought comments on proposed rule changes and clarifications for the existing standards and procedures

By |January 5th, 2024|Categories: Administration, Children's Monitor, Prevention|Comments Off on Public Comment on Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook

Advancing Equitable Outcomes in Child Welfare: A Toolkit for Sustainability

Lutheran Services in America hosted a webinar on November 1st to introduce their new toolkit entitled “Advancing Equitable Outcomes in Child Welfare”. Panelists Julie McCrae, a senior researcher from Chaplin Hall, Samantha Steinmetz, policy analyst

By |January 5th, 2024|Categories: Child Welfare Workforce, Children's Monitor, Disproportionality, Race, Culture & Identity, Research|Comments Off on Advancing Equitable Outcomes in Child Welfare: A Toolkit for Sustainability

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Investigative Hearing on Foster Care

On October 25, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held a hearing entitled, “the Human Rights of Foster Children.” In February, following reports that children in the care of

By |January 5th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy, Child Abuse, Child Rights, Children's Monitor, Protecting Youth & Families|Comments Off on Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Investigative Hearing on Foster Care

Administration Requests Child Care Funding

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration released a statement calling for additional funding for domestic emergency aid priorities, including $16 billion in additional child care funding to address the loss of COVID relief

By |January 5th, 2024|Categories: Administration, Advocacy, Budget, Children's Monitor, Early Childhood, Education, Family & Community Support, Infants and Toddlers|Comments Off on Administration Requests Child Care Funding

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