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Improves Foster Family Recruitment and Support
Recent Bills/Improves Foster Family Recruitment and Support

Improves Foster Family Recruitment and Support

IntroducedN/A
In the House5 months ago
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Why This Matters

This bill improves how states recruit and support foster and adoptive families by requiring them to create a detailed plan with community input and data collection.

If you are involved in foster care, states must implement new recruitment and support plans by October 1, 2027.
Who this affects
children in foster care · foster families · adoptive families
What this bill changes
  1. 1States must create a detailed plan to recruit and support foster and adoptive families.
  2. 2The plan requires input from families, service providers, and youth with foster care experience.
  3. 3States will collect and report data on foster family capacity and utilization annually.

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Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025This bill requires state plans for child welfare services to provide for the development and implementation of a family partnership plan to improve foster care placement stability, increase rates of kinship placements, and align the composition of foster and adoptive families with the needs of children in or entering foster care. The Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families also must include in its annual report information from states about the number, demographics, and characteristics of foster and adoptive families as well as a summary of the challenges related to recruiting and being foster or adoptive parents.

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IntroducedJan 21, 2025
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SenateJun 11

Passed with no objections.

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Related Bills
House bill with the same name
House Bill · HR 579
3 of 4 · In the Senate
Foster and Adoptive Parent Support Bill
Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025
·Government
Similar bill
Senate Bill · SRES 250
2 of 2 · Adopted
A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
·Social Services
Similar bill
House Bill · HR 7995
1 of 4 · Introduced
Improves Support for Foster Youth Connections
CONNECT Act
·Education