2017 CBO Report On The Impact of ACA Repeal
In early 2017, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis, How Repealing Portions of the Affordable Care Act Would Affect Health Insurance Coverage and Premiums that detailed the impact of an ACA repeal. The report
Leaked I.G. Report Details Strategy to Separate Children at Border
According to an October 7, 2020 report in the New York Times, an upcoming Inspector General (IG)’s report will show that top Justice Department Officials, in May 2018, including the Attorney General Jeff Sessions and
HUD Expands the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative
On Tuesday, October 6, HUD’s Secretary Ben Carson issued a notice expanding the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) program to reach more youth aging out of foster care.
ACA Repeal: Why A Stand-Alone Pre-existing Condition Law Does Not Protect People
One of the most popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is that part of the law that prohibits insurance companies from denying health insurance coverage because a patient has
NATIONAL VOTER EDUCATION WEEK
Join CWLA for the first ever National Voter Education Week from October 5th-9th! Voters, especially new voters, should have the tools, information, and confidence they need to cast their ballots. Ensure that your colleagues, friends,
CR Passes Senate
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, the Senate gave final approval to (HR 8337) a continuing resolution or CR that will keep the government from shutting down at the start of the
House Offers Another COVID-19 Relief Bill
On Thursday, October 1, 2020, the House approved a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill representing a reduction from their $3.2 trillion passed on May 15,
Mental Health Treatment Uneven for Adolescents
A study by PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), Treatment of mental illness in American adolescents varies widely within and across areas,
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: Lessons Learned from Washington State’s Kinship Navigator Program
As part of CWLA’s pre-summit webinar series, Washington State’s Kinship Navigator Program shared modifications that were made to the enhanced model due to COVID and how the program has continued to
Housing and Child Welfare Partnerships Supporting Families in Crisis
On Thursday, October 1, CWLA hosted a pre-summit webinar titled One Roof: Housing and Child Welfare Partnerships Supporting Families in Crisis with speakers from Corporation for
New Report Released on FAFSA & Homeless Youth During COVID-19
In October 2020, SchoolHouse connection published a report, “FAFSA & Homeless Youth: Challenges + Recommendations in the COVID-19 Era,” regarding the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) among homeless youth during the COVID-19
Comparing the Foster Care Caseload of 423,000 Between 2009 and 2019
When the latest AFCARS data was released a few weeks ago, it allowed a unique opportunity to compare the last decade. The
District of Columbia Receives Family First Approval to Broadly Implement and Claim for Motivational Interviewing
Written by: Natalie Craver, Community Partnerships Administrator, District of Columbia’s Child and Family Services Agency and Katie Rollins, Senior Policy Analyst, Chapin Hall.
In September 2020, the District of Columbia’s Child and Family Services Agency
Supreme Court Appointee Looms Large on Future of ACA
The Supreme Court, with either 8 or 9 members, has scheduled oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act for November 10, 2020. This is a Supreme Court case that could strike down
ACA Repeal: What We Told Congress
When CWLA joined hundreds of organizations in defense of the Affordable Care Act in 2017 and 2018, we explained to Congress, and our members, why the ACA is vital to any efforts to reduce the
Congress Acts on Continuing Resolution But No COVID-19
Last week, Tuesday, September 22, 2020, the House of Representatives passed (HR 8337) and sent to the Senate a continuing resolution or CR that will keep the
Senators Introduce Bill to Rebuild Child Care Infrastructure
On Thursday, September 24, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced, Rebuilding a Better Child Care Infrastructure Act, a bill to make child
National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council Release New Recommendations on Child Welfare Reform
The National Foster Care Youth and Alumni Policy Council released a brief this month titled “A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Special Populations.” This brief was meant to
2019 Census Child Poverty Data and What COVID-19 Means for Kids
Earlier this week, First Focus on Children co-hosted a webinar with the Children’s Defense Fund, and the Child Poverty Action Group on the topic of the 2019 Census Data released this month on child poverty.
Supreme Court Appointee Looms Large on Future of Gender Discrimination
CWLA joined dozens of children’s groups and other advocates in filing an amicus brief in support of the City of Philadelphia in upholding their non-discrimination requirements in child placements. The case will be heard at
National Voter Registration Day: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
CWLA is excited to be part of a national effort to register voters on September 22, 2020, also known as National Voter Registration Day. First celebrated in 2012, National Voter Registration Day has become a
Record Numbers Set for the 2019 Census Income and Poverty Data Prior to the Pandemic
On Tuesday, September 15, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on income and poverty in the United States for 2019. According to the data, the median household income shows the highest on record number and
New Census Data Shows Millions of Americans Without Health Insurance Coverage Before the Pandemic
The U.S. Census Bureau released their annual data on health insurance coverage in the U.S., indicating that 26.1 million (8%) Americans did not have health insurance at any point in 2019. Although 92 percent of Americans
Mixed Messages on COVID-19 Relief
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, the House “Problem Solvers Caucus,” a collection of House Democrats and Republicans, released their compromise COVID-19 relief framework. The framework proposes a bill that would total approximately $1.5 trillion with
More Report of Immigrant Abuse By Homeland Security
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, several publications printed reports of immigrant detainee abuse at Homeland Security facilities including the possibility of unapproved hysterectomies on women being held at the facility. The reports and recent court