Law / Summary

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)

This overview questions-and-answers factsheet, prepared by Generations United, covers the Children’s Bureau released final National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards. The factsheet also provides background regarding the National Association... (Read more)

This brief focuses on adoption and guardianship for children in kinship foster care, so that these children can exit foster care into permanent families. Provides general information about the options... (Read more)

Provides an overview about how the Family First Act benefits kinship families. Gives guidance to advocates about how to help their jurisdiction receive the full benefits of the Act. Includes... (Read more)

Background on foster care data and need for reform, basis for and goals of reform efforts, timeline of legislative actions leading to Family First, and an overview of provisions. Presented... (Read more)

The congregate care field has responded by improving many aspects of intervention design, implementation, staff development, and evaluation, including providing more after-care services — support services that follow youth into... (Read more)