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About ACF

ACF Mission

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. ACF programs aim to achieve the following:

  • families and individuals empowered to increase their own economic independence and productivity;
  • strong, healthy, supportive communities that have a positive impact on the quality of life and the development of children;
  • partnerships with individuals, front-line service providers, communities, American Indian tribes, Native communities, states, and Congress that enable solutions which transcend traditional agency boundaries;
  • services planned, reformed, and integrated to improve needed access;
  • and a strong commitment to working with people with developmental disabilities, refugees, and migrants to address their needs, strengths, and abilities.

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Biographies

David A. Hansell
Acting Assistant Secretary

Mark Greenberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Bryan Samuels
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Joan Lombardi, Ph.D.
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development

Patricia Brown
Regional Administrator, Region VII (Kansas City)

Yolanda J. Butler, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Office of Community Services

Diann Dawson
Director, Office of Regional Operations

Yvette Sanchez Fuentes
Director, Office of Head Start

Sharon M. Fujii
Regional Administrator, Region IX (San Francisco)

Naomi Goldstein
Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation

Steve Henigson
Regional Administrator, Region X (Seattle)

Mary Ann Higgins
Regional Administrator, Region I (Boston)

Earl Johnson
Director, Office of Family Assistance

Jeffrey S. Kelley
Director, Office of Public Affairs

David Lett
Regional Administrator, Region III (Philadelphia)

Sharon Lewis
Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities

Leon R. McCowan
Regional Administrator, Region VI, (Dallas)

Madeline Mocko
Director, Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget

Eskinder Negash
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement

Laverdia Roach
Acting Executive Director, President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Shannon Rudisill
Associate Director of the Child Care Bureau

Lillian Sparks
Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans

Thomas F. Sullivan
Regional Administrator , Region VIII (Denver)

Joyce A. Thomas
Regional Administrator, Region II, (New York)

Vicki Turetsky
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement

Kent Wilcox
Regional Administrator, Region V, (Chicago)

Carlis V. Williams
Regional Administrator, Region IV (Atlanta)

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Budget

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Fact Sheets

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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

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Functional Statements

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Operating Structure

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Regional Offices

Office of Regional Operations

REGION 1
BOSTON: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

REGION 2
NEW YORK: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

REGION 3
PHILADELPHIA: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

REGION 4
ATLANTA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

REGION 5
CHICAGO: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

REGION 6
DALLAS: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

REGION 7
KANSAS CITY: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

REGION 8
DENVER: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

REGION 9
SAN FRANCISCO: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau

REGION 10
SEATTLE: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

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Last Updated: July 19, 2010

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