Home Visiting Groups Looking for Support
Last week the Home Visiting Coalition focused on building grassroots support for the Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV). With the authorization expiring on September 30 and no action yet, the National Home
Senate Leadership Looks For Path To Fifty
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) pulled the Better Care Reconciliation Act from a vote during the Republican weekly luncheon last Tuesday, June 27 concerned that the bill would go down to defeat. Once
When CBO Becomes the Gospel on Spending and When It Doesn’t
The debate over health care has once again raised the specter of the role of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with Members of Congress and the President assaulting the office because they don’t like their
Budget Battle Lines Being Drawn in House Committee
The House Budget Committee (and the Senate) is well behind schedule since resolutions are usually completed in April but the battle lines seem to have become bigger and harder over the past week.
A little more
Home Visiting Groups Looking for Support
The Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program is currently set to expire on September 30, 2017. The Home Visiting Coalition is asking for advocates to help build grassroots support.
Last week, the coalition was
Adoption Stories Needed
When and if Congress moves forward on a tax package late this year or next year one of the more vulnerable tax provisions is the Adoption Tax Credit. CWLA has been a longtime supporter of
Senate Aims For Health Care Bill Passage This Week
Senate Majority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) plans to have a final vote on the Senate majority health bill by the end of this week. The Senate bill, released on Thursday morning, modifies the
Bipartisan Child Welfare Bills Likely Undercut If Health Care Reform Passes
Last Tuesday, June 20, the House of Representatives adopted a series of bipartisan child welfare bills. The five bills were all taken from last year’s Families First legislation that had been adopted by the
House Budget Resolution Unlikely This Week
As the week came to a close, Budget Committee leaders in the House of Representatives appear to be getting closer to a final deal. The budget resolution sets the spending levels for fiscal year 2018
ACA Advocates Concerns Grow On Quick Vote-Deal
It would not be an exaggeration to say that advocates for preserving the Affordable Care Act are extremely concerned that a Senate bill will pass shortly before the July 4th break. If that happens and
House Ready to Move Child Welfare Bills To Spur Senate Action
A Wednesday vote on a series of child welfare bills was cancelled last week after the Congressional baseball practice shooting. Instead the House Ways and Means Committee discharged the bills with the intent they will
Join the Fight for Children!
The next several months promise to be challenging for CWLA and other organizations fighting to maximize our country’s support for children and families. Fifteen million children in the United States currently are living in poverty,
Home Visiting Coalition Evaluates House Proposal
Now that the House Republicans have introduced a reauthorization of the MIECHV (Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting), or home visiting program there are a number of concerns with the current legislative draft.
House Budget Resolution Unlikely This Week
This Wednesday is the target date for the House Budget Committee to move a budget resolution for FY 2018. At least that is the goal but it is still an open question as to whether
Presidential Commission on Drug Addiction Holds First Meeting
The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Opioid Crisis, Chaired by Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) met for the first time on Friday, June 16. The Commission was established to develop interim recommendations to the
DACA Seems to Get Extension Under New Guidance
Late on the evening of Thursday, June 15, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced what appeared to be an extension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Reacting to some news reports, the
Immigration Statement
The Child Welfare League of America has joined other national, state and local organizations to support Five Principles to Guide Any Changes to Immigration Law, Policy or Procedure. The signatories agree that children require
House Republicans Introduce Home Visiting Bill
Before leaving for the weekend, House Republicans introduced a reauthorization of the MIECHV (Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting), or home visiting program.
The bill, the Increasing Opportunity through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act (HR 2824),
ACA: Senate Attempting Quick Action
Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is bound and determined to have a vote on the Senate ACA repeal bill by the end of this month. The logic is that the Senate needs to move
Capitol Hill Groups Lays Out Challenges for Families in Housing Struggle
On Tuesday, a coalition of groups including CWLA sponsored a Capitol Hill briefing, Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Families Experiencing Homelessness. The briefing included Mary Haskett (NC State), Carmela DeCandia (Artemis Associates), Grace Whitney
Young People Talk About Current Experiences in Foster Care
On Wednesday, June 7, the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, along with Florida-based Camelot Community Care, hosted a discussion, REAL kids, REAL voices, REAL time – Roundtable Discussion by Youth in Foster Care.
The discussion focused
Administration Appoints Head of Children’s Bureau, Child Support
Last week, the Trump Administration announced the appointment of Jerry Milner as the next head of the Children’s Bureau and Lynn A. Johnson as the new Assistant Secretary for Family Support.
Milner becomes the Associate Commissioner
2018 Appropriations and Debt Ceiling Update
Congress has started to step up their hearing process for appropriations with several committees and subcommittees, holding preliminary reviews and testimony from Administration officials.
Concurrently, there has been no more clarity on the debt ceiling front
TANF Analysis Show Disparity and Inequality
The Urban Institute has released a new analysis of the TANF block grant, Why Does Cash Welfare Depend on Where You Live? The report emphasizes that only a small share of families living in
New Website-Resource Focuses on Youth in Foster Care and Juvenile Justice
Last week, the American Youth Policy Forum unveiled a new web-based resource center called Understanding Foster, Juvenile Justice, and Crossover Youth. The site is part of an effort to educate policy-makers on the needs