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Adoption Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 Child and Family Service Reviews Child Care Child Protection Child Welfare Financing EITC & Kinship Care Faith Based Initiative Federal and State Oversight Federal Budget Foster Care Home Visitation Independent Living Indian Child Welfare Information Systems Intercountry Adoption Juvenile Justice Kinship Care Medicaid Poverty Seclusion and Restraints Social Services Block Grant Substance Abuse Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Adoption Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Comments on ACF Proposed Rule (3/11/08) CWLA Testimony Before the House Subcommittee On Income Security And Family Support (2/27/08) Follow Up Q&A Between CWLA and the House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Following CWLA's Testimony of 2/27 Additional Questions on the Invest In KIDS Act, for Jim Purcell (March 3, 2008 Request, Chairman McDermott) CWLA Testimony Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the Multiethnic Placement Act: Minority Children in State Foster Care and Adoption (9/21/07) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means for the Hearing to Examine Recent Failure to Protect Child Safety (11/6/03) Back to top The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means for the Hearing on the Implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (4/8/03) CWLA Comments on Section 203 of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, Child Welfare Outcome Measures (3/4/99) CWLA Comments on the Impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act on Adjudicated Juvenile Delinquents (1/6/99) CWLA Comments on the HHS Proposed Regulations to Implement the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (12/17/98) CWLA Testimony to Senate Finance Committee for Hearing on the PASS Act, S. 1195 (10/08/97) Back to top Child and Family Service Reviews CWLA comments to Administration on Children and Families Proposed Data Composites and Potential Performance Areas and Measures for the Child and Family Services Review (12/8/05) CWLA Testimony to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources for Hearing on State Efforts to Comply with Federal Child Welfare Reviews (5/13/04) Back to top Child Care Testimony of Beverly Smith before the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy Hearing on Child Care (4/22/98) CWLA Testimony to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources a hearing on Improving the Quality of Child Care (7/17/97) Back to top Child Protection CWLA Testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families for the Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention And Treatment Act (CAPTA) (6/26/08) Testimony of Linda Spears, CWLA Vice President of Corporate Communications and Development, before the House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways & Means for the Hearing to Improve Child Protective Services (5/23/06) Testimony of Linda Spears, CWLA Vice President of Corporate Communications and Development, before the House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways & Means for the Hearing to Improve Child Protective Services (5/23/06) Testimony submitted to the House Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce for the hearing on CAPTA: Successes and Failures at Preventing Child Abuse (8/2/01) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Ways and Means Committee for the Hearing on Child Protection Issues (3/23/00) Testimony of Nan Dale Before The House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Human Resources for the Hearing on Promoting Adoption and Other Permanent Placements (7/20/99) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Human Resources for the Hearing on Child Protection Oversight (4/22/99) CWLA Testimony on Screening of Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents for Criminal Backgrounds (6/11/98) Back to top Child Welfare Financing CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee to Restore Funding for the Prompting Safe and Stable Families (3/26/08) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Hearing on Challenges Facing the Child Welfare System to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support (5/15/07) CWLA Testimony Submitted to House Appropriations Subcommittee (3/23/07) Statement of the Child Welfare League of America submitted to the Senate Finance Committee on the Progress Achieved and Challenges Ahead for America's Child Welfare System (5/10/06) Testimony of Patricia Wilson, Director, CWLA Southern Regional Office, before the House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means for the Hearing to Examine Child Welfare Reform Proposals (7/13/04) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means for the Hearing on the Bush Administration Foster Care Flexible Funding Proposal (6/11/03) Back to top EITC & Kinship Care CWLA Comments to the IRS and Treasury Department on the Earned Income Tax Credit and Kinship Families Back to top Faith Based Initiative CWLA comments to HHS on the Administration's Faith Based Initiative (4/10/2002) Back to top Federal and State Oversight Congressional Testimony of Shay Bilchik, CWLA President/CEO, before the House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means for the Hearing to Review Federal and State Oversight of Child Welfare Programs (1/28/04) Back to top Federal Budget Letter to Senate and House Appropriators to Restore Discretionary Funding Under the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (PSSF) (3/11/08) Back to top Foster Care CWLA Testimony to the House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support for the Hearing on Racial Disproportionality in Foster Care (7/31/08) Testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support for the Hearing on Health Care for Children in Foster Care (7/19/07) Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Comments on ACF Proposed Rule (3/11/08) CWLA Testimony Before the House Subcommittee On Income Security And Family Support (2/27/08) CWLA Testimony Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the Multiethnic Placement Act: Minority Children in State Foster Care and Adoption (9/21/07) Testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support for the Hearing on Health Care for Children in Foster Care (7/19/07) Testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support for the Hearing on Income Security and Family Support (7/12/07) Testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support for the Hearing on Disconnected and Disadvantaged Youth (6/19/07) Statement by Shay Bilchik, President & CEO of Child Welfare League of America on HHS Decision to Grant Foster Care Funding Waivers to Five States (4/11/06) CWLA comments to the EPA regarding Pesticide Testing on Foster Children (12/12/05) Testimony of Shay Bilchik, President/CEO, Child Welfare League of America, for the California Assembly, Select Committee Hearing on Foster Care (11/21/05) Statement of the Child Welfare League of America for House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means for the Hearing on Federal Foster Care Financing (6/09/05) CWLA Statement on Permissions for Children in Foster Care to Participate in Treatment Research for HIV Infection (5/23/05) Back to top Home Visitation CWLA Testimony to the House Committee on Education and Labor for the Hearing on The Education Begins at Home Act (H.R. 2343) (6/11/08) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Subcommittee on Education Reform, Committee on Education and the Workforce for the Hearing on Perspectives on Early Childhood Home Visitation Programs (9/27/06) Back to top Independent Living CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care for the Hearing on the Health Care Needs of Children in the Foster Care System (10/13/99) Mark Kroner Testimony before the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Human Resources for the Hearing on Foster Care Independent Living (5/13/99) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Ways and Means Subcommittee On Human Resources For The Hearing On The Challenges Confronting Older Children Leaving Foster Care (3/9/99) Back to top Indian Child Welfare CWLA Testimony Submtted before the Senate Committee on Finanace for the Hearing on Keeping America's Promise: Health Care and Child Welfare Services for Native Americans (3/22/2007) Back to top Information Systems Testimony of Robert McKeagney, CWLA Vice President for Program Operations, before the House Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means for the Hearing on Improved Monitoring of Vulnerable Children (11/19/2003) CWLA Comments to HHS on the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) (6/25/03) Back to top Intercountry Adoption CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House International Relations Committee for the Hearing on the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption (10/20/99) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the Hearing on the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption (10/5/99) Back to top Juvenile Justice CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families for the Hearing on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Preventing Juvenile Crime at School and in the Community (3/18/99) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime for the Hearing on Putting Consequences Back into Juvenile Justice at the Federal, State, and Local Levels (3/10/99 & 3/11/99) Back to top Kinship Care CWLA comments to HHHS regarding proposed rule changes for administrative costs to IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Back to top Medicaid CWLA Comments on Medicaid Interim Final Regulation on Targeted Case Management, (2/1/08) CWLA Testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on The Administration's Regulatory Actions on Medicaid: The Effects on Patients, Doctors, Hospitals, and States, (11/1/07) CWLA Comments to CMS on Proposed Rule CMS-2261-P: Coverage for Rehabilitative Services, (10/12/07) CWLA Comments to CMS on Citizenship Documentation, (8/4/06) CWLA Comments to Sec. Leavitt Concerning Citizenship Requirements, (6/27/06) Statement of the Child Welfare League of America for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing on Medicaid: Empowering Beneficiaries on the Road to Reform, (9/8/05) Back to top Poverty CWLA Testimony Submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee for the Hearing on the Economic and Societal Costs of Poverty, (1/24/07) Back to top Seclusion and Restraints Memo from Shay Bilchik regarding Medicaid Amended Interim Final Rule (5/23/01) CWLA's comments filed March 15 on the interim final rule on the use of restraint and seclusion in psychiatric residential treatment facilities for individuals under the age of 21 (3/15/01) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Senate Finance Committee for the Hearing to Examine the Use of Seclusion and Restraints in Mental Hospitals (10/26/99) CWLA Comments on the HHS Interim Final Rule Regulating the Use of Seclusion and Restraints (8/26/99) Back to top Social Services Block Grant Testimony Submitted to Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Finance Committee United States Senate for the Hearing on S. 685 (10/11/01) Back to top Substance Abuse Statement of the Child Welfare League of America submitted to the Senate Finance Committee for the Hearing on Methamphetamine and it's Social and Economic Impact on Child Welfare (4/25/06) Statement of the Child Welfare League of America submitted to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee for the Hearing on Methamphetamine and its Impact on Tribal Communities (4/5/06) Statement of the Child Welfare League of America for the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources Hearing on Fighting Meth In America's Heartland: Assessing The Impact On Local Law Enforcement And Child Welfare Agencies (7/26/05) CWLA Testimony to Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources for Hearing on Parental Substance Abuse and Child Abuse (10/28/97) Back to top Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the hearing on Implementation and Reauthorization of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (5/10/02) CWLA Testimony Submitted to the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy for the Hearing on Issues in TANF Reauthorization: Helping Hard-To-Employ Families (4/25/02) Testimony of Shay Bilchik, CWLA President/CEO, before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources for the Hearing on Welfare Reform Reauthorization Proposals (4/11/02) CWLA Comments on the Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Authority (12/18/01) Back to Top Printer-friendly Page Contact Us
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