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Biden Budget Proposes Funding Increases for Foster Care and Adoption Programs

Biden Budget Proposes Funding Increases for Foster Care and Adoption Programs — Voice for Adoption In a year that seems likely to end in a partisan stalemate over the budget, the Biden administration began the process by releasing its proposed budget for FY 2024 in two steps – first a broad outline , which was released on March 8, and then the agency-level details on March 13. Overall, the pres

Diligent Recruitment and the Court Improvement Program May See Action This Year

Diligent Recruitment and the Court Improvement Program May See Action This Year — Voice for Adoption Partisan squabbles over high-profile issues like the budget may draw most of the headlines this year, but there may still be room for quiet bipartisan agreement on lower-profile issues like foster care and adoption. On February 28, the Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Jaso

New Federal Licensing Rules May Spur More Relative Adoptions

New Federal Licensing Rules May Spur More Relative Adoptions — Voice for Adoption Each year, roughly a third of children adopted from foster care are adopted by relatives. Such adoption may become more common under new rules being proposed by the Biden administration. The proposed rules , which are currently open to public comment through April 17, would allow states to estab

2022 Congressional Wrap-Up

2022 Congressional Wrap-Up — Voice for Adoption Congress adjourned for the year on December 23, but not before passing an end-of-year omnibus spending package ( H.R. 2617 ) that included some (but not all) of Voice for Adoption’s top legislative priorities for the year. President Biden signed the bill into law on December 29.  Its provis

As a result of the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, there has been much discussion about adoption. Most of these discussions fail to capture the complexity of adoption. As a national coalition of adoption organizations, Voice for Adoption is compelled to weigh in:

VFA Post-Dobbs Statement on Adoption Complexity — Voice for Adoption As a result of the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, there has been much discussion about adoption. Most of these discussions fail to capture the complexity of adoption. As a national coalition of adoption organizations, Voice for Adoption is compelled to weigh in. The Dobbs decis