Executive Order Directs Foster Care Reforms To Improve Youth Outcomes

Calling for the establishment of an online “Fostering the Future” platform to connect youth to critical resources and build personalized plans to support their education, housing, career development, and pathway toward independence, a presidential executive order directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promote modernization of state child welfare systems and expanded state use of technological solutions. Signed on November 13, 2025, the Fostering the Future for American Children and Families executive order launches the Fostering the Future initiative, led by First Lady Melania Trump, the White House announced.

The order directs HHS to coordinate with the . . .