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Access to basic necessities — housing, food, clothing, medical and behavioral health care services, legal representation, transportation, and early care and education — is fundamental to the well-being and economic... (Read more)

The Title IV-E Prevention Program Clearinghouse released new ratings for a handful of programs and services. Click the links below to learn more about each program and service: Positive Indian... (Read more)

This webinar, from the National Governors Association, discusses strategies to address the comprehensive needs of students and families through community schools and wraparound supports. Panelists explain the evidence in this... (Read more)

This document is primarily designed to support child welfare agencies and their partners during the Exploration stage1 of designing and implementing community pathways to prevention in the context of the... (Read more)

Youth with lived experience in foster care, research, and data tell us that children in foster care do best when placed with family or in family-like settings. 1 While short-term,... (Read more)

The Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First), enacted in February 2018, created a federal entitlement with the stated purpose of reducing and preventing entry into foster care. Family First... (Read more)

Federal, state, and local governments allocate billions of dollars for services, programs, and resources dedicated to education, social services, physical and mental health, and enrichment opportunities in order to promote... (Read more)

While child maltreatment occurs in all strata of society, and most low-income families will never come into contact with the child welfare system, poverty is the most consistent and strongest... (Read more)

The transition to adulthood and self-sufficiency can be challenging for any young person. For teenagers who have been living in foster care, the transition to life outside of care can... (Read more)

This map illustrates the Status of Family First Preventions Act, to which this information came from Children's Bureau and was compiled by Don Winstead Consulting from ACF/CB. View the map... (Read more)