Newsletter Articles | September 30, 2001
Proposed Child Welfare Funding Increases In Jeopardy
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
On September 25, the House Ways and Means Sub-committee voted to reject President George W. Bush's requests to increase funding for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program. President Bush had recommended increasing the funding by $1 billion over five years (increasing from $305 million to $505 million a year) as well as to add a total of $300 million over five years ($60 million a year) to the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program for education and . . .