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Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider

The Annie E. Casey Foundation webinar, Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider, previews a tool being piloted with several states that helps child welfare... (Read more)

Published Nov 17, 2019

Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider

The Annie E. Casey Foundation webinar, Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider, previews a tool being piloted with several states that helps child welfare... (Read more)

Published Nov 17, 2019

Title IV-E funding for legal representation and Title IV-E funding for Family First Prevention Services.

Title IV-E funds available to reimburse jurisdictions for attorneys for parents and children are separate and distinct from IV-E funds available for prevention services under Family First. There has been... (Read more)

Published Nov 13, 2019

Leveraging the Family First Prevention Services Act to Improve Use of Title IV-E GAP

This brief highlights provisions in the Family First Act related to kinship families and federal Title IV-E GAP. It suggests how states and eligible tribes can build on these provisions... (Read more)

Published Nov 13, 2019

Family First Transition Act. (S. 2777/H.R. 4980)

The bill (S. 2777/H.R. 4980) presents a bipartisan effort to help jurisdictions implement the Family First Prevention Services Act more effectively and proposes to provide resources to states, tribes and... (Read more)

Published Nov 5, 2019

Arkansas Revised Prevention Plan Nov. 2019 Submission (Draft)

Arkansas submitted a revised prevention plan in November 2019. This includes the revised plan and Atachment A. This is not the final approved version.(Read more)

Published Nov 5, 2019

Teens Shouldn't Be Put in This Position

Joshua Christian, Member of the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council , talks about why young people should be fully supported in considering their permanency options. “ I... (Read more)

Published Nov 2, 2019

Three Branch ToolKit & Webinar

Reforming Child Welfare Through a Three-Branch Approach: A Toolkit for Success from the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures and Casey Family Programs. A three-branch approach takes... (Read more)

Published Oct 31, 2019

Reentry to Foster Care: Identifying Candidates Under The Family First Act

This study from Chapin Hall's Center for State Child Welfare Data examines the risk of returning to foster care after reunification or after placement with guardians. It aims to help... (Read more)

Published Oct 31, 2019

Screenshot of Press Release for DC Family First Act Prevention Plan Approved

Children’s Bureau Approves DC Child and Family Services Agency’s Federal Family First Prevention Plan

On October 30th, Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner of the Children’s Bureau, joined Brenda Donald, Director of the District of Columbia (DC) Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to announce the... (Read more)

Published Oct 30, 2019