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This document provides the locations of Children's Bureau policy, guidance, and other implementation activities related to the Fostering Connection to Success and Increasing Adoption Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351).
This proposed rule implements the data collection requirements of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (P.L. 106–169), as incorporated into the Social Security Act at section 477.
This letter discusses supporting the well-being and educational outcomes of students in foster care through collaboration and cross-system coordination, as mandated by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
This video provides an overview of how to understand and comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions.
This notice from the Federal Register announces the opportunity for public comment on the suspension and termination policies for the title IV-E adoption assistance program, articulated in the Child Welfare Policy Manual. It similarly announces the opportunity to provide public comment about any other policy areas of concern relating to the title IV-E adoption assistance program.