Connecticut Family First Prevention Plan
The State of Connecticut's child welfare system values families and believes children are best served safely in their own homes. A strength of the system is a fundamental belief that... (Read more)
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DHS Shares Family First Hawai'i 2021 Accomplishments
HONOLULU – The State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) Social Services Division (SSD) Child Welfare Services (CWS) Branch is honored to share the Family First Hawai‘i (FFH) 2021... (Read more)
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services Family First Prevention Services Act Title IV-E Prevention Plan
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) provides an unprecedented opportunity for system transformation as we work toward a vision of an Illinois where children, youth, and families thrive. Illinois... (Read more)
Illinois Family First Prevention Plan approved by US Department of Health and Human Services
(CHICAGO) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today announced the approval of its Family First Title IV-E Prevention Plan by the US Department of Health and... (Read more)
ACYF-CB-PI-21-07
The Children’s Bureau released a new Program Instruction (ACYF-CB-PI-21-07) meant to provide guidance to agencies administering CBCAP and the CAPTA State Grants on the supplemental funding provided under the American... (Read more)
ACYF-CB-PI-21-06
This Program Instruction provides guidance to state, territorial and tribal title IV-E agencies on the actions required to apply for FY 2021 title IV-B, subpart 2 funding to support the... (Read more)
Family First Act Kinship, Youth Alumni, and Parent Learning Session
Family Voices United held a peer learning session with parents, kinship caregivers, and foster youth alumni, on the Family First Prevention Services Act, New Opportunities in the Consolidated Appropriations Act,... (Read more)
Maine's Child and Family Services & Family First
Maine's Child and Family Services website section on Family First provides details on Maine's implementation plan including candidacy, evidence based practice, workforce and training and qualified residential treatment programs. The... (Read more)
Claiming Traditional and Prevention Candidates Under Family First
This document has been updated with federal guidance around the Family First Act. Under the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), states can claim Title IV-E administrative costs for children... (Read more)
Casey Family Programs Family First Prevention Services Act Summary - Updated
The Family First Prevention Services Act was passed and signed into law (P.L. 115-123) as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act on February 9, 2018. Below is a high-level summary... (Read more)