The
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal
agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations
to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child
care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating
to children and families.
Actual services are provided by state, county, city
and tribal governments, and public and private local agencies.
ACF assists these organizations through funding, policy direction,
and information services.
Meet Carmen R. Nazario - the Administration's Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
Carmen R. Nazario has a distinguished record of more than 40 years working in human services at every level of government, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors. Read more about Carmen.