In 2005, 51,000 children were adopted with public agency involvement, of that number 89% (45,590) received adoption subsidies. (ACF Report 9-2006)
2007 Pending Legislation
Kinship Caregiver Support Act
The stated purposes of this title are--
- to establish kinship navigator programs in States, large metropolitan
areas, and tribal areas to assist kinship caregivers in navigating their
way through programs and services, to help the caregivers learn about
and obtain assistance to meet the needs of the children they are raising
and their own needs; and
- to promote effective partnerships among public and private not-for-profit
agencies, including community-based and faith-based agencies, to help the
agencies described in this paragraph more effectively and efficiently serve
kinship care families and address the fragmentation that creates barriers
to meeting the needs of those families.
The Senate has it's own version of the bill
S. 661
Submit your comments
on HR 2188/S. 661 to be posted here.
Foster Children Self-Support Act
The stated purpose of this title is--
To ensure that foster children are able to use their social security
and supplemental security income benefits to address their needs and
improve their lives.
Kinship Caregiver Support Act
Submit your comments
on H.R. 1104 to be posted here.
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