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The fundamental misconception at the heart of the Family First Act

Child Welfare Monitor

States had other sources of federal reimbursement for these programs, such as Title IV-B, the Social Services Block Grant, and TANF. But above all, these services were funded by Medicaid, a federal entitlement program that receives the same federal match as Title IV-E.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

. ● Tearing apart families because of foster-care panic is common; admitting that’s why you’re doing it is not. But this story from WitnessLA includes the case of a Los Angeles mother who was investigated by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services but initially allowed to keep her children.