2012

Jul-Sep

09/12/12 - HHS, Private Foundations Join Forces to Address Family Homelessness

08/16/12 - ANA awards $13.8 million in language and culture preservation grants

Apr-Jun

06/15/12 - ACF launches 2012 Fatherhood Buzz Barbershop Tour to raise awareness about responsible fatherhood and parenting

06/05/12 - HHS, private foundations team up, announce $35 million plan to keep at-risk families together

05/08/12 - The First Lady’s Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative recognizes exceptional efforts to promote healthy lifestyles

04/19/12 - HHS releases funding opportunities for 97 Head Start service area

04/05/12 - Children’s Bureau celebrates 100 years of public service

04/04/12 - ACF awards over $3.9 million for Individual Development Account Projects

Jan-Mar

03/20/12 - First Native American tribe approved to operate guardianship, foster care and adoption program

03/16/12 - ACF releases study on marriage program; Small positive effects found, longer term follow-up planned

02/06/12 - New York based employment program helps ex-prisoners transition successfully

01/19/12 - HHS releases more than $863 million to help low-income households with energy costs stay safe and healthy

2011

Oct-Dec

12/22/11 - HHS releases more than $845 million to states to help low-income households with energy costs

12/19/11 - HHS continues Head Start quality push, notifies grantees selected to compete for continued funding

12/14/11 - Latest Child Maltreatment Report shows decrease in victims of child abuse and neglect

11/21/11 - Linda K. Smith named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development

11/10/11 - President Obama appoints two new members to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

11/08/11 - We Can't Wait: President Obama Takes Action to Improve Quality and Promote Accountability in Head Start Programs

10/31/11 - ACF awards over $41 million in grants to Native American communities and organizations

10/28/11 - HHS provides more than $1.7 billion to states to help low-income households with energy costs

10/05/11 - ACF awards $28 million to improve well-being for children in child welfare

10/04/11 - ACF announces $2 million in grant awards for Tribal TANF - Child Welfare Coordination

10/03/11 - ACF announces over $119 million in Grant Awards for Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood

Jul-Sep

09/30/11 - ACF, OCC Name four new National Child Care Technical Assistance Centers

09/30/11 - ACF's Office of Head Start Names Ten Additional Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood

09/26/11 - Office of Head Start Announces National Parent, Family Engagement Week Releases Head Start Parent, Family and Community Engagement Framework

09/22/11 - HHS announces $224 million to support evidence-based home visiting programs to help parents and children

09/14/11 - ACF awards grant to American Academy of Pediatrics to run new Head Start National Center on Health

09/01/11 - ACF Establishes New Agency-Wide Tribal Consultation Policy

08/02/11 - ACF and HRSA award $1.3 million for the Tribal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

07/13/11 - ACF Announces Awards for the First Lady’s Let’s Move! in Indian Country Initiative

Apr-Jun

06/29/11 - ACF announces $150 million in available funding for Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage Grants

06/15/11 - ACF Awards a Targeted Awareness Training Grant for LGBT Refugees

06/13/11 - ACF Celebrates First Project SEARCH Graduating Class of 2011

05/18/11 - President Obama Announced 15 New Members Appointed to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

04/07/11 - HHS releases $311 million to states to help low-income households with energy costs
Today U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of $311 million to states to help low-income homeowners and renters meet home energy costs under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

04/07/11 - Office of Child Support Launches Hispanic Outreach Toolkit
HHS’ Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of Child Support Enforcement announced today the launch of its Hispanic Outreach Toolkit, an addition to its online Hispanic Child Support Resource Center, used to help raise awareness and ensure access to child support services throughout the Hispanic community.

Jan-Mar

03/14/11 - Federal partners seek to bolster child care disaster and emergency planning
State, tribal and territorial grantees across the country are receiving help from HHS to develop comprehensive emergency preparedness and response plans specific for child care.

02/03/11 - USDA Announces Expansion of Nutrition Assistance for Foster Children
USDA today announced that children placed into the foster care system by a state or court are categorically eligible to receive free meals in all USDA child nutrition programs.

01/24/11 - HHS releases $200 million in emergency funding to states for energy assistance
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the release of $200 million in emergency contingency funding to help eligible low-income homeowners and renters meet home energy costs. These Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) contingency funds will provide states, territories, tribes and the District of Columbia with additional assistance to pay heating and other home energy costs.

01/12/11 - HHS increases total LIHEAP funding available to help low-income families to $3.9 billion
Today U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of additional funding to help eligible low-income families meet their home energy needs, bringing the total made available since October 1 to $3.9 billion.