ACF Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs Kim Kovol visited native Alaskan Tribes in Nikolai, Telida, McGrath, and Takotna.
At the Tanana Chiefs Conference, along the Upper Kuskokwim River, she spoke about family stability, workforce opportunities & cultural engagement.
An effective child welfare system requires modern technology that supports timely decision-making, reduces administrative burden & helps agencies improve.
American children & families & the professionals who serve them deserve it.
ACF supports this work: bit.ly/3QOsLmT
Thanks to @FLOTUS’s leadership, child welfare agencies can now open Trump Accounts for eligible foster youth.
“The First Lady has brought visibility to children who have spent far too long in the shadows," writes Darcy Olsen in @ChristianPost
More: bit.ly/4eV4cwl
“At a time when too many policymakers want to throw more taxpayer money at the problem of expensive child care without tackling the underlying cost drivers, reforming regulations represents simple common sense,” said @chellivia in @dcexaminer.
Read more: go.acf.gov/childcare-redt…
Nearly 600 child welfare leaders.
47 States + DC.
One shared goal: expanding opportunities for youth through Fostering the Future Accounts.
Following @FLOTUS Melania Trump’s announcement of Fostering the Future Accounts on June 11, leaders from across the country joined a
Work requirements have been key to TANF since its creation 30 years ago. But in FY2024, 66% of TANF families reported 0 hours of work.
If families don't meet work requirements, TANF becomes just another welfare program enabling government dependency.
➡️acf.gov/ofa/policy-gui…
Thank you, @POTUS, for signing this landmark Executive Order to scale regenerative agriculture and advance the Make America Healthy Again agenda.
On Thursday, @SecRollins and I joined President Trump alongside America's leading regenerative farmers because healthier food starts
Rhode Island is prioritizing foster kids & families:
➡️Ended the "orphan tax" to preserve foster youth's Social Security benefits
➡️Expanded support for youth aging out of care
➡️Boosted kinship caregiver support & prioritized prevention services
@projogo.acf.gov/ri-foster-kids
ACF is partnering with @samhsagov and @CMSGov to support states in their efforts to:
• Strengthen families
• Prevent unnecessary foster care entry
• Expand timely access to evidence-based treatment for the chronic disease of addiction
More: acf.gov/cb/policy-guid…
Rhode Island will no longer divert survivor benefits away from foster youth to cover state child welfare costs.
Thank you, @GovDanMcKee, for your leadership on this issue.
ACF’s Office of Child Support Enforcement is working diligently with @StateDept to hold parents accountable. Those who fail to pay child support could lose their passport, as @SenatorLankford recently explained.
WATCH:
⚾ Assistant Secretary @ACF_Adams joined the Washington Nationals to throw the honorary first pitch during @HHSGov Night at the Ballpark.
Photo courtesy of the @Nationals
