Directory of Administration for Children and Families Resources

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The Administration for Children and Families is responsible for some 60 programs which provide services and assistance to needy children and families, administers the new state-federal welfare program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, administers the national child support enforcement system, and the Head Start program, provides funds to assist low-income families in paying for child care, and supports state programs to provide for foster care and adoption assistance.

Resources in This Category

• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
  Responsible for federal programs which promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.

• Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE)

  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/
  Responsible for providing scientific consultation, coordination, executive direction, and support for the implementation of short- and long-term research agendas.

• Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)

  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/
  Dedicated to supporting young people and strengthening families by providing runaway and homeless youth service grants to local communities; the Bureau also funds research and demonstration projects.

• Handbook on Child Support Enforcement

  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/css/resource/handbook-on-child-support-enforcement
  The handbook has the basic steps to follow to establish paternity and obtain a support order, and to collect the support due, whether you are working with your State or local CSE Program or your own attorney.

• National Runaway Switchboard

  http://www.1800runaway.org/
  Offers a confidential toll free hotline for teens and parents. 24 hours a day.

 

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