About Region 2
Greetings From Joyce A. Thomas
Welcome
to the Region II Office of the Administration for Children and Families.
As the Regional Administrator, I am pleased that we are able to
use the latest technology to share information about our programs
and activities with you.
The Administration for Children and Families, that's ACF for short,
is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As our
name implies, ACF supports a variety of programs, projects and initiatives
designed to improve the lives of children, youth and families.
If you have ever heard about Head Start, Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families, the Child Care Development Fund, the Child Support
Enforcement or Adoption Assistance programs, you may already be familiar
with our agency. Some of our programs focus on working with people
with developmental disabilities, refugees, migrants and runaway and
homeless youth. To accomplish our mission, we work in collaboration
with state and local governments, non-profit community based organizations
and private industry.
The goals that are important to our agency - families and individuals
becoming self-sufficient, parents taking responsibility for the physical,
emotional and financial support of their children, and communities
that are safe, healthy and developmentally supportive places for children,
youth and families - touch the lives of all who live in the areas
that comprise Region II, New Jersey, New York, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Mensaje de parte de la
"Regional Administrator"
Joyce A. Thomas
Bienvenidos a la oficina de la
Región II de la Administración para Niños y Familias.
Como "Regional Administrator" me satisface poder hacer uso de la nueva
tecnología para compartir información relacionada a nuestros
programas y otras actividades.
La Administración para Niños
y Familias (ACF) es parte del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos
de los Estados Unidos. Esto implica que la Administración
para Niños y Familias sirve de apoyo a una variedad de programas,
proyectos e iniciativas diseñadas para mejorar la calidad de
vida de los niños, jóvenes y familias.
Si usted alguna vez ha oído
hablar de nuestros programas, tales como: "Head Start", Asistencia
Temporal para Familias Necesitadas, Fondo para el Desarrollo del Cuidado
de Niños, Programa para el Sustento de Menores o Programas de
Asistencia para Adopción, debe entonces estar familiarizado con
nuestra agencia. Algunos de nuestros programas enfocan su atención
en personas con incapacidad, refugiados, inmigrantes y jóvenes
desertores y sin hogar. Para llevar a cabo nuestra misión, nuestra
agencia trabaja en colaboración con el gobierno estatal y local,
organizaciones comunales sin fines de lucro y la industria privada.
La Administración para Niños
y Familias trabaja con otras agencias para asegurar que las familias
y cada individuo se tornen auto suficientes, que los padres asuman responsabilidad
para el sustento físico, emocional y económico de sus
hijos, y las comunidades sean lugares seguros, con un ambiente saludable
para nuestros niños, jóvenes y familias. Nuestra agencia
tiene como metas tocar las vidas de todos los que residen en las áreas
que comprenden la Región II, New Jersey, New York, Gobierno de
Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes estadounidenses.
Service Area
ACF Region 2 serves New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Virgin
Islands.
Up-to-date information about Region 2 states and jurisdictions can
be found at the following links:
New
Jersey | New
York | Puerto
Rico | Virgin Islands
Profile
2 States and 2 Jurisdictions
240 Head Start Grantees serving 106,263 children
62 Early Head Start Grantees serving 6966 pregnant women, infants
and toddlers
35 Runaway and Homeless Grants
Organization
The Office of the Regional Administrator is located in New York and
responsible for the Administration for Children and Families' key
national goals and priorities. The Office provides executive leadership
and direction to state, county, city, territorial and tribal governments,
as well as public and private local grantees to ensure effective and
efficient program and financial management. It ensures that these
entities conform to federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures
governing the programs, and exercises all delegated authorities and
responsibilities for oversight of the programs.
Within the Office of the Regional Administrator, a staff directs
the development of regional work plans related to the overall ACF
strategic plan; tracks, monitors and reports on regional progress
in the attainment of ACF national goals and objectives; and manages
special and sensitive projects. It serves as the focal point for public
affairs and contacts with the media, public awareness activities,
information dissemination and education campaigns in accordance with
the ACF Office of Public Affairs and in conjunction with the HHS Regional
Director; and assists the Regional Administrator in the management
of cross-cutting initiatives and activities among the regional components.
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