Five New States Join Federal ‘A Home For Every Child’ Pilot To Expand Foster Home Capacity

Five additional states have joined the federal “A Home For Every Child” pilot initiative, bringing total participation to nine states as of April 8, 2026.

The most recent states to join the initiative are Alabama, Iowa, and Nebraska in April, following Kansas and Mississippi in March. They join the initial participating states of Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

The initiative, established by presidential executive order in November 2025, aims to increase the availability of foster homes and reduce the gap between children entering foster care and licensed foster home capacity. Currently, there are only 57 licensed foster homes for every . . .