The Family Room Blog
ANA Empowers Environmental Programs in Native American Communities
Since 1990, ANA has funded support of Tribes and Tribal consortia to strengthen their capacity to identify, plan, develop and implement environmental programs.
Review of Interventions Addressing Child Maltreatment Identifies Promising Practices and Calls for Further Research
A new report provides valuable information about what works for a particularly vulnerable population of our nation’s young people.
Native Asset Building Initiative Grantee Provides Tools to Make Higher Education a Reality
Program helps Native American youth learn financial management skills, along with the importance of saving for an education.
Stronger Together in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
Human trafficking cuts across nationalities, gender, race, age, and socio-economic class. ACF is working to ensure that victims of all forms of human trafficking have access to the tools they need to rebuild their lives.
Equipping Communities to Combat Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is very real, and it affects vulnerable people in rural and urban areas across our country.
Human Trafficking Victims Can Text 'BeFree' to Get Help
The National Human Trafficking Resource Center has made it easier and safer for victims of trafficking to seek help.
Child Support Program Plays Many Roles in Minority Health
Many of the families that the child support program serves might not realize that they are newly eligible for Medicaid and other state health insurance programs or that assistance is available to make health insurance more affordable.
First Round of Competitive Head Start Grantees Announced
The Obama Administration and the Office of Head Start have engaged in the most comprehensive reform in the history of the Head Start program to ensure delivery of the high-quality services to infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. First group of potential grantees were announced this week.
Putting College Within the Reach of Homeless Youth
ACF's Family and Youth Services Bureau plays an important role in helping unaccompanied young people access a college education.
Rebuilding through Recovery – Social Services Block Grant
The Office of Community Services (OCS) issued $474.5 million in Social Services Block Grant funding to Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island in support of the states’ recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy.
