Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE October 8, 2026

ACF Announces Call for Recommendations on Domestic Violence Prevention and Support Programs and Services to Help Strengthen Families

PRESS RELEASE October 8, 2026

ACF Announces New Best Practices to Strengthen Ombudsman Offices and Improve Child Welfare Outcomes

PRESS RELEASE October 1, 2026

HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement Identifies Six Types of Fraud in the Biden Administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children Program

PRESS RELEASE September 30, 2026

ACF Awards $5.1 Million to Expand Kinship Navigator Programs

PRESS RELEASE September 29, 2026

ACF Announces Expectant Parents Can Now Receive Title IV-E Prevention Services to Address Safety and Well-Being of Their Unborn Child at States' Discretion

PRESS RELEASE September 10, 2026

ACF Awards $7.3 Million to Help States Build Prevention Infrastructure to Reduce Foster Care Entries

PRESS RELEASE September 8, 2026

HHS Awards Over $225 Million to Improve Head Start Nutrition, Facilities and Services

PRESS RELEASE September 17, 2026

ACF Awards $2.2 Million to Modernize Child Welfare Licensing Infrastructure

PRESS RELEASE August 18, 2026

HHS Announces New Peer Support Prevention Services to Strengthen Families, Advancing the Great American Recovery and A Home for Every Child Initiatives

PRESS RELEASE August 13, 2026

ACF Awards $6 Million to 10 Jurisdictions to Advance Use of Predictive Risk Modeling in Child Welfare

PRESS RELEASE August 6, 2026

HHS Unveils Proposed Head Start Reforms to Expand Access and Empower Parents

PRESS RELEASE August 3, 2026

ACF and Treasury Release Updated Guidance to Help States Implement Fostering the Future Accounts

PRESS RELEASE July 23, 2026

ACF Launches Technical Assistance Center to Support Implementation of Fostering the Future Accounts

PRESS RELEASE July 21, 2026

ACF Announces $7.5 Million Prevention Accelerator Grants to Support Implementation of Foster Care Prevention Services

PRESS RELEASE July 15, 2026

30 States Have Ended the “Orphan Tax,” Preserving Survivor Benefits for Foster Youth

PRESS RELEASE July 9, 2026

50 States Join A Home for Every Child, Creating Nationwide Momentum to Strengthen Families and Recruit Foster Families

PRESS RELEASE June 12, 2026

ACF Jointly Issues Guidance to Help States Establish Fostering the Future Accounts for Youth in Foster Care

PRESS RELEASE June 9, 2026

ACF Adds New Suite of Prevention Services to Strengthen Families and Reduce Foster Care Entries

PRESS RELEASE May 28, 2026

ACF Announces $6 Million for States to Pilot Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare

PRESS RELEASE May 14, 2026

ACF Launches $7 Million Innovation Challenge to Help Achieve A Home for Every Child

PRESS RELEASE May 12, 2026

ACF Marks 180 Days of Action on First Lady Melania Trump’s Executive Order on Fostering the Future for American Children and Families

PRESS RELEASE May 11, 2026

ACF Announces Child Care Reform Package to Address Affordability, Expand Access, and Strengthen Parental Choice

PRESS RELEASE April 20, 2026

ACF Provides Public Access to State Prevention Plans and Approval Status

PRESS RELEASE April 13, 2026

15 Jurisdictions Commit to ACF Effort to Close Foster Home Gap – A Home for Every Child

PRESS RELEASE April 6, 2026

ACF Announces Key Appointments to Advance Trump Administration Priorities

PRESS RELEASE March 30, 2026

ACF Rescinds Obsolete Amnesty Grant Program, Launches Deregulatory Push

PRESS RELEASE March 26, 2026

ACF Expands Prevention Services to Strengthen Families and Reduce Foster Care Entries

PRESS RELEASE March 3, 2026

ACF Defends Biological Reality and Parental Rights in Letter to All 50 States

PRESS RELEASE February 23, 2026

ACF and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Announce Partnership to Transform and Modernize Child Welfare Technology

PRESS RELEASE February 19, 2026

Fact Sheet: ACF's Approach to Streamlining Sub-Regulatory Guidance

PRESS RELEASE February 6, 2026

ACF Names Wendy Horman to Lead Federal Child Care Office

PRESS RELEASE February 2, 2026

ACF Expands Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder for At-Risk Families

PRESS RELEASE January 26, 2026

ACF Launches New Public Dashboard on State Child Welfare Performance

PRESS RELEASE January 6, 2026

HHS Freezes Child Care and Family Assistance Grants in Five States

PRESS RELEASE January 5, 2026

HHS to Close Biden-Era Loophole That Let States Pay Child Care Providers Without Counting Attendance

PRESS RELEASE December 11, 2025

ACF Notifies 39 Governors That States Are Diverting Foster Youths’ Earned Social Security Survivor Benefits

PRESS RELEASE November 24, 2025

Secretary Kennedy Swears in Alex J. Adams as Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families

PRESS RELEASE November 24, 2025

ACF Unveils New Initiative to Strengthen American Families – A Home For Every Child

PRESS RELEASE November 17, 2025

ACF Reveals Dangers of Inadequate Sponsor Vetting After Horrific Abuse Case Involving Unaccompanied Child

PRESS RELEASE September 30, 2025

ACF Awards Over $100 Million to Promote Healthy Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood, and Strong Families Across America

PRESS RELEASE September 25, 2025

ACF Launches Redesigned Welfare Pilot with Five States to Promote Work, Reduce Government Dependency, and Strengthen Families

PRESS RELEASE September 24, 2025

HHS Awards $15 Million to Fund First-Ever Standalone National Indigenous Domestic Violence Hotline

PRESS RELEASE September 23, 2025

HHS Expands MAHA to Head Start Adding $61.9 Million to Nutrition Services for Children and Families

PRESS RELEASE September 22, 2025

HHS Invests $35 Million to Bolster National Human Trafficking Hotline and Protect Survivors

PRESS RELEASE September 11, 2025

New HHS Study Finds Home Visiting Services Improves Family Wellbeing

PRESS RELEASE February 21, 2025