Federal HHS/ACYF/CB

In this letter this letter, Dr. Milner acknowledged the incredible work of child welfare professionals under conditions of unparalleled difficulty and he offered his sincere thanks for their ongoing efforts... (Read more)

Children's Bureau released guidance regarding several areas of existing flexibility under title IV-E including enhanced foster care maintenance payment (FCMP) rates, modifying foster family home licensing standards, temporary absences from... (Read more)

Children's Bureau released this Information Memorandum (IM) to inform on best practices, resources, and recommendations for using foster care as a support for families in a way that mitigates the... (Read more)

Children’s Bureau released Program Instruction (PI) providing info and instructions regarding revisions to the Title IV-E Programs Quarterly Financial Reporting Form (Form CB-496). This message is to inform you that... (Read more)

This is a letter from Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner of Children’s Bureau, adresses child welfare leaders regarding the availability of federal funding and other resources to assist with the purchase... (Read more)

Are you interested in evaluating a child welfare program or service? Join child welfare evaluation experts for the Evidence-Building Academy (the Academy), offered at no cost to participants. The Academy... (Read more)

In this letter from Children’s Bureau Associate Commissioner, Jerry Milner, he addresses child welfare leaders. He urges child welfare leaders to work with emergency management and public health leaders to... (Read more)

Children's Bureau released this Program Instruction (PI) to provide guidance to title IV-E agencies that on September 30, 2019 were operating a title IV-E child welfare waiver demonstration project under... (Read more)

This letter from Children's Bureau addresses the fingerprint-based criminal record check requirements of §471(a)(20)(A), (C), and of the Social Security Act (the Act). As well as the requirement that 50... (Read more)

The Children’s Bureau has issued new guidance to highlight and strongly encourage court leaders to engage Court Improvement Programs (CIPs) in assisting dependency courts to respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019... (Read more)