Administration for Children and Families

Highlights from ACF Offices

May Is National Foster Care Month
National Foster Care Month reflects the Children’s Bureau’s commitment to ensuring that child welfare systems identify and implement strategies to support foster and relative caregivers. LEARN MORE AT THE NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH WEBSITE

Visit the Children's Bureau Website
Was Your Passport Denied? Need Help?
If your passport was denied for past-due child support, your state can help. See what steps to take

Visit the Office of Child Support Enforcement Website
Helping Noncustodial Parents Get Jobs through TANF
New IM encourages states to use TANF funds to strengthen employment programs for noncustodial parents View the IM

Visit the Office of Family Assistance Website
May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month!
Join FYSB’s Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program in bringing awareness and taking action to prevent teen pregnancies. This year’s theme is “Empower Youth to Make Healthy Decisions.” Learn more about activities, programs, and other events

Visit the Family and Youth Services Bureau Website
In Their Own Words:
How an ANA grantee is fixing their broken food system and bringing Hózhó back into the lives of their people Read more at the Commissioner's Corner

Visit the Administration for Native Americans Website

May 1, 2018

With appropriate support, relative and kinship caregivers can succeed in providing a loving home to children and youth in foster care.