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Family Support Policy & Federal Programs

Federal legislation provides funding for grants to States to provide services that will prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families, improve their quality of care, and ensure permanency for children by reuniting them with their parents or through adoption or another permanent living arrangement.

Federal programs include the Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) program, the Family Preservation and Family Support Services Act of 1993, the Promoting Safe and Stable Families provisions of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, and the Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001.

A Guide for Planning: Making Strategic Use of the Family Preservation and Support Services Program
Center for the Study of Social Policy (1994)
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Guide to help States participate in the Federal Family Preservation and Support Services Program. Includes guidelines for establishing and maintaining inclusive planning activities, encouraging communities to plan and develop services that meet State goals, conducting a comprehensive needs assessment, setting goals, evaluating progress and adjusting goals and strategies, and making strategic funding decisions.

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Contacts

Series Title:	Related Organizations List
Author(s):	Child Welfare Information Gateway
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Year Published:	2008 - 0 pages

This resource listing provides contact information for organizations that have received Promoting Safe and Stable Families grants from the Children's Bureau. The primary goals are to prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families, improve the quality of care and services to children and their families, and ensure permanency for children by reuniting them with their parents, by adoption or by another permanent living arrangement.

Public Policy Through a Family Lens: Sustaining Families in the 21st Century
National Council on Family Relations (2000)
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Urges policymakers to consider the impact of all public policies on family stability and child well-being; includes a checklist to determine the impact of policies and programs on families.

Updated on December 7, 2007