Child Welfare: The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

October 9, 2008 This report ,by Emilie Stoltzfus, provides a section-by-section explanation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, an omnibus child welfare bill designed to ensure greater permanence and improve the well-being of children served by public child welfare agencies. As enacted, the law revises the Adoption Incentives program and extends its funding authorization for five years (FY2009-FY2013). It makes significant changes to federal funding for child welfare programs, which include authorizing new federal support for states that provide kinship guardianship assistance to eligible children leaving foster care; expanding eligibility . . .