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At the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), one of our guiding principles is that everyone should be treated fairly and with dignity. 

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced approximately $130 million in grants to Head Start programs operating in Florida and Puerto Rico that suffered significant damage from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian in 2022. 

Administration for Children and Families (“ACF”) prioritizes the development and implementation of innovative policies and approaches that reshape our approach to prevention in ACF programs.

In December 2024, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), alongside partners at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice, hosted a two-day listening session aimed at better understanding the impact of IBSA on health and well-being.

En diciembre de 2024, la Administración para Niños y Familias (ACF), junto con colegas del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos y socios del Departamento de Justicia, organizaron un foro de dos días para comprender mejor el impacto del abuso digital en la salud y el bienestar. 

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month — an opportunity to heighten awareness, educate, and increase reporting while emphasizing the connections between human trafficking and other forms of violence.

Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) can take many forms, from someone sharing intimate images or videos without consent, to online predators coercing minors into producing explicit content, to perpetrators using deepfake technology to create sexualized images of unsuspecting individuals.

Today, HHS released the 2023 Child Maltreatment Report through ACF. The report indicates a continued decline in the number of children identified as victims of maltreatment, reflecting the coordinated efforts at federal, state and local levels to protect children and support families.

Early childhood development (ECD) investments are rarely considered an important part of economic development, yet they are deeply interconnected.

In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, critical medical glove shipments were stuck at a U.S. port for months. Despite high PPE demand, federal law barred their entry due to evidence of forced labor in production.