Foster Care Programs
CB provides funding to states and tribes to provide safe foster care placements for children and youth who cannot remain in their homes. Our funding also provides assistance to youth aging out of foster care so that they can achieve self-sufficiency.
The Children’s Bureau implements the following foster care programs:
- The Title IV-E Foster Care Program
- The John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee)
Foster Care Reporting Systems
The Children’s Bureau collects case-level information from states on all children in foster care, and we recently began collecting information on independent living services for youth in foster care and those who age out of care.
See the following for more information about our reporting systems:
- The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
- The National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)
Foster Care Highlight
For the most recent foster care data from AFCARS, please see Adoption and Foster Care Statistics.