Child
Welfare Services and Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Child
Welfare Services assist State public welfare agencies in keeping
families together. Services are available to children and their
families without regard to income and include preventive intervention
aimed at keeping children within the home; services to develop
alternative placements, such as foster care or adoption, if children
cannot remain at home; and reunification services so children
can return home if possible.
The
Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) program prevents the
unnecessary separation of children from their families, improves
the quality of care and services to children and their families
and ensures permanency for children by reuniting them with their
parents through adoption or another permanent living arrangement.
Funding
is provided by formula grants. States and Federally recognized
Tribes that have jointly developed with the State a child and
family services plan that is approved by ACF and is in effect
are eligible to apply.
Contact
Information:
Children’s
Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Portals Building
1250 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024
Telephone: 202-205-8618
Fax: 202-205-9721
Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/
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Keywords:
child welfare; child advocacy; child placement; child support;
foster care; family resources; adoption. |
