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Social Services Block Grant Report

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Back to Blogs Child Welfare Blog Social Services Block Grant Report The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) hereby gives notice of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Report to the citizens of Colorado for review and comment.

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Hawaii family police agency sinks to misrepresentation and blackmail - and that’s just how they treat the State Legislature!

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The family police agency, the state Department of Human Services, responded with a lie – purely by accident, they say. At this point, it’s worth noting that the Hawaii Department of Human Services has a total budget of nearly $3.8 I haven’t seen the text, I don’t know if they remembered to say “please.”)

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Social Services Block Grant Report

CO4Kids

Back to Blogs Child Welfare Blog Social Services Block Grant Report The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) hereby gives notice of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Report to the citizens of Colorado for review and comment.

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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 news and commentary round-up, week ending Octover 10, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

And here’s still another study showing that the best “preventive service” is cash. From WRAL-TV: State and Smithfield police are investigating a report from a 7-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted inside the Johnston County Department of Social Services building by a 17-year-old boy.

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Standard operating cruelty: When the family police steal more than Social Security checks

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

As the Minnesota Public Radio story explained: Haines Holy Eagle says she believes it’s possible that [the Minnesota Department of Human Services] has held onto these personal effects because they prioritized the wishes of adoptive parents over those of adoptees.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Oct. 1, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

A bill that would have barred both was vetoed by Newsom last year.) ● He also signed a bill concerning residential treatment, The Imprint reports the new law requires the state Department of Social Services to publicly report how often and why children have been physically restrained or sent to seclusion.