Child Welfare: A Detailed Overview Of Program Eligibility And Funding For Foster Care, Adoption Assistance And Kinship Guardianship AssistanceUnder Title IV-E Of The Social Security Act

October 26, 2012
In October 2012, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a report reviewing foster care under federal Title IV-E. The report provides a brief discussion of why children come to the attention of the child welfare agency and how they may subsequently enter foster care. It next outlines the requirements states must meet to receive federal Title IV-E funds; the kinds of assistance and activities that can be provided with Title IV-E dollars, and on whose behalf those dollars may be spent; and the way that federal funding is authorized for this program. Finally, the . . .