Advocacy Tools

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) believes that children thrive in safe, stable, nurturing families and communities. Family First, passed by Congress in 2018, makes several new... (Read more)

This resource released by Child Welfare Information Gateway includes information that discuss strategies for reducing and/or eliminating disproportionality and disparity within the child welfare system. It is critical for child... (Read more)

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, and Within Our Reach is funding a demonstration initiative to develop multidisciplinary strategies and responses to... (Read more)

The Children's Bureau Express published an article written by Celeste Bodner, the executive director at FosterClub where she examines the role the government plays in raising children and the need... (Read more)

Across a ten-year span, Washington, D.C. reduced the number of children and youth in care from more than 3,000 to 750. The District's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) focus... (Read more)

Family First requires therapeutic group homes serving children in the child welfare system to better engage families during placement. The University of Montana released guidance about how group homes can... (Read more)

Family Voices United is a campaign dedicated to ensuring the voices of those with firsthand experience are heard across the child welfare system. As the many states in the United... (Read more)

To help States and jurisdictions develop their Title IV-E prevention plans in alignment of the Family First, the Children’s Bureau hosted a webinar to share the experiences and lessons learned... (Read more)

The Children’s Bureau hosted a webinar to share the lessons and experiences of two jurisdictions whose Title IV-E Prevention Plans received approval from CB. The webinar’s intent was to provide... (Read more)

This brief released by for the Center for the Study of Social Policy outlines how child welfare systems can implement these eight strategies to address existing disproportionalities and disparities for... (Read more)