2015-2016 ACF Strategic Plan

ACF is guided by the vision of “children, youth, families, individuals, and communities who are resilient, safe, healthy, and economically secure.” We seek to advance that vision by providing federal leadership, partnership, and resources for the compassionate and effective delivery of human services.

We are responsible for federal stewardship of a set of programs that provide essential services and supports for millions of Americans. And through our grants administration, research, technical assistance, and policy guidance, we seek to support national, state, territorial, tribal, and local efforts to strengthen families and communities and promote opportunity and economic mobility.

In our strategic plan, we describe our goals and strategic initiatives for 2015-2016. The plan does not aim to describe everything that ACF will accomplish in this period. Much of our daily work involves our responsibilities to ensure that federal funds are spent in compliance with federal law, and that federal grantees meet the terms of their grants. In furtherance of and along with those core responsibilities, we seek to advance a set of key goals:

• Promote economic, health, and social well-being for individuals, families, and communities;
• Promote healthy development and school readiness for children, especially those in low-income families;
• Promote safety and well-being of children, youth, and families;
• Support underserved and underrepresented populations; and
• Upgrade the capacity of ACF to make a difference for families and communities.

View the entire 2015-2016 Strategic Plan.