Federal

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for a demonstration initiative that will build on past efforts... (Read more)

Building Bridges Initiative, with support from Annie E. Casey foundation, produced a comparison document to help with addressing questions on the differences, similarities and connections between new Family First-defined Quality... (Read more)

American Academy of Pediatrics released a Family First Advocacy Toolkit and announced a May 1 Family First Day of Action! This toolkit will support AAP members and chapters in their... (Read more)

The Children’s Bureau has released the attached new Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-19-04, which provides guidance to tribes on requirements for submission of: The Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) Final Report... (Read more)

The Children’s Bureau has released the attached new Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-19-02, which provides guidance to State title IV-B/IV-E agencies on requirements for submission of: The Child and Family Services Plan... (Read more)

The Strategic Planning in Child Welfare series offers guidance and tools to help support you in your integrated long-term planning efforts, improving coordination between federal processes (CFSP/APRS and CFSR/PIP), and... (Read more)

Accreditation Guru hosts a Family First Prevention Services Act Resource Page, providing you with answers to questions about the implementation of the federal Family First Prevention Services Act. The Resource... (Read more)

An overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act, focused primarily on prevention services, placements, and reunification services. Presented by Jerry Sharum, Arkansas Dept. of Human Services, and Sophia Karimjee,... (Read more)

Separating children from their families is a traumatic experience. When children must be removed from their families and placed in out-of-home care, one of the ways to mitigate that trauma... (Read more)