2009

July-Sept

7/17/09 - Education Secretary Arne Duncan and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Highlight Agenda on Early Education and Support for Unprecedented Investment in Early Learning
Today, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius highlighted the Obama Administration’s blueprint to improve and strengthen early learning programs, and announced their support for efforts in Congress to answer the President’s challenge to invest $10 billion in the Administration’s early learning reforms.

Apr-June

5/29/09 - Deputy Secretary William Corr Announces Appointment of Eskinder Negash as Director of the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary William Corr today announced the appointment of Eskinder Negash, currently Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), to be Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Administration for Children and Families.

5/11/09 - HHS Makes Funding Available to Strengthen Non-Profits, Faith Based Groups
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced the availability of grants worth $50 million from the Strengthening Communities Fund, a new fund created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

5/6/09 - Programs to Reduce Human Trafficking Receive $2 Million
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the award of over $2 million in grants to state and local organizations to identify and help victims of human trafficking.

4/10/09 - Community Groups to Receive $1 Billion Boost From Recovery Act
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced plans to make $1 billion available for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program.

4/9/09 - Biden Announces $2.3 Billion in Recovery Act Funds to Help Care for Children, Prevent Disease
Vice President Joe Biden announced today that the Obama Administration will make $2.3 billion available for crucial health and human services programs that help to provide care for children and prevent disease.

4/3/09 - Recovery Act Provides $5 Billion to Assist Needy Families
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the availability of up to an additional $5 billion in emergency funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

4/2/09 - Head Start, Early Head Start Programs to Receive Over $2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that Head Start and Early Head Start programs will receive funding and be eligible to apply for grants worth $2.1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

4/1/09 - Fewer Children Victims of Abuse and Neglect in 2007
The number of children who were maltreated declined between fiscal years 2006 and 2007 according to “Child Maltreatment 2007,” an annual report whose release by HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) marks the beginning of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Jan-Mar

3/26/09 - HHS Makes Estimated $1 Billion in Recovery Act Funds Available to Improve Child Support Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the availability of Recovery Act funds for state programs that establish, enforce, collect and distribute child support.

2/19/09 - Forest County Potawatomi Community to Pilot Test New Tribal Child Support Automated IT System
HHS’ Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has selected the Forest County Potawatomi for operational testing of a new automated Model Tribal System (MTS).

2/19/09 - Child Support Collections from Federal Income Tax Refund Offsets Hit Record High in 2008
A record $2.85 billion in delinquent child support was collected from federal income tax refund offsets in 2008 under the Federal Offset Program.

1/16/09 - Adoption Web site Helps 10,000 Foster Children Find Permanent Families
More than 10,000 children featured on the AdoptUsKids.org Web site since 2002 have been placed into adoptive families.

1/06/09 - $600 Million in Disaster and Social Services Assistance Released
Release of $600 million in disaster and social services assistance to help those impacted by hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters in 2008 as well as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.