On June 30, 2024, states, territories and Tribes participating in the title IV-B program will submit a new Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP), a five-year plan outlining how child welfare agencies will provide a continuum of coordinated child welfare services for federal fiscal years 2025-2029.
This new resource by the Children’s Bureau (CB) outlines how child welfare agencies can use federal funds to support the provision of services, interventions, and supports to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, Plus (LGBTQIA2S+) LGBTQIA2S+ children, youth, young adults, and their families/ caregivers. It also discusses ways to support training for the child welfare workforce, as well as foster and adoptive parents.