Administration for Children and Families

Highlights from ACF Offices

New AFCARS Report Released
National annual foster care and adoption data show the number of children in foster care, although still very high, dropped for the first year since 2011. The number of children achieving permanency through adoption increased for the fourth year in a row. View the AFCARS news release
Looking for Child Care?
ChildCare.gov is the resource you can trust! Fast information about child care in your neighborhood or near where you work! Give it a try today!

Visit the Office of Child Care Website
November Is National Adoption Month
Find resources to support adoption of older youth and how to support youth considering what permanency and family means to them. View resources on the National Adoption Month website.

Visit the Children's Bureau Website
November Is National Runaway Prevention Month
National Runaway Prevention Month is a time to recommit to ending youth homelessness and preventing youth from ending up on the street. Get involved in #NRPM2019.

Visit the Family and Youth Services Bureau Website
Empowering Native Youth to Address Trafficking
We are pleased to work with our partners at the Administration for Native Americans to address human trafficking in indigenous communities. LEARN MORE

Visit the Office on Trafficking in Persons Website