February 2009Vol. 10, No. 1New! On the Children's Bureau Site
The Children's Bureau website carries information on child welfare programs, funding, monitoring, training and technical assistance, laws, statistics, research, Federal reporting, and much more. The "New on Site" section includes grant announcements, policy announcements, agency information, and recently released publications.
Recent additions to the site include:
- Program Instruction to provide interested State title IV-E agencies and Tribes with guidelines on how to implement and operate the Guardianship Assistance Program plan option as authorized by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, Public Law (P.L.) 110-351:
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/laws_policies/policy/pi/2008/pi0807.htm - Descriptions of 17 evidence-based home visitation programs recently funded through cooperative agreements:
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/discretionary/2008.htm
Visit the Children's Bureau website often to see what's new!