Administration For Children Youth & Families, Children’s Bureau Information Memorandum ACYF-CB-IM-18-02 About The Family First Prevention Services Act

The memo was issued on April 12, 2018, by the Children's Bureau, within the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The memo informs states about the provisions and implementation dates of the Family First Prevention Services Act. A key change will allow states to use Title IV-E funding to provide preventive services for up to 12 months to at-risk children who remain with their parents. Additional changes will limit the duration of Title IV-E reimbursement for children placed in a child care institution, and will redefine a family foster home as having no more than . . .