Affordable Care ActAffordable Care Act(Overview of the Administration for Children & Families)(Overview of the Administration for Children & Families)

U. S. Department of Health & Human U. S. Department of Health & Human ServicesServices

Administration for Children & Families, Administration for Children & Families,

Region IVRegion IV

Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia1

PresenterPresenter

Carlis WilliamsCarlis Williams

Southeast Regional AdministratorSoutheast Regional Administrator

Administration for Children and FamiliesAdministration for Children and Families

U.S. Department of Health and Human U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesServices

Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia2

THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIESCHILDREN AND FAMILIES

The Administration for Children The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), located and Families (ACF), located within the Department of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, provides and Human Services, provides national leadership and direction national leadership and direction for the administration of for the administration of comprehensive and supportive comprehensive and supportive programs for vulnerable children programs for vulnerable children and families. and families.

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WHAT ARE THE PROGRAM SERVICES?WHAT ARE THE PROGRAM SERVICES? ACF brings together a broad range of over 60 ACF brings together a broad range of over 60

Federal programs that promote the economic and Federal programs that promote the economic and social well being of families, children, individuals social well being of families, children, individuals and communities. Major program services include: and communities. Major program services include:

TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families)TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families)

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

Child Support EnforcementChild Support Enforcement

Child WelfareChild Welfare

Developmental DisabilitiesDevelopmental Disabilities

Runaway and Homeless YouthRunaway and Homeless Youth

Head StartHead Start

Community Services Block GrantCommunity Services Block Grant4

TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES) and the ACATO NEEDY FAMILIES) and the ACA

TANF provides TANF provides time-limited time-limited assistance to assistance to needy families needy families with children to:with children to:

promote workpromote work

responsibilityresponsibility

self-sufficiencyself-sufficiency

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CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND (CCDF)FUND (CCDF)

Child Care and Child Care and Development Fund Development Fund (CCDF) assists low-(CCDF) assists low-income families, income families, families receiving families receiving temporary public temporary public assistance, and those assistance, and those transitioning from transitioning from public assistance, in public assistance, in obtaining child care so obtaining child care so they can work or they can work or attend educational attend educational training.training.

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CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENTCHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT Child Support Enforcement Child Support Enforcement

program seeks to ensure program seeks to ensure that parents provide that parents provide emotional and financial emotional and financial support for their children. support for their children. Services provided include:Services provided include:

Locating non-custodial Locating non-custodial parentsparents

Establishing paternity Establishing paternity and child support ordersand child support orders

Establishing and Establishing and enforcing medical enforcing medical support orderssupport orders

Securing/distributing Securing/distributing regular and timely child regular and timely child support paymentssupport payments

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CHILD WELFARECHILD WELFARE Child Welfare focuses on Child Welfare focuses on

the national goals of the national goals of safety, permanency and safety, permanency and the well being of children:the well being of children:

Foster care/Adoption Foster care/Adoption AssistanceAssistance

Independent Living ProgramIndependent Living Program

Family Preservation and Family Preservation and Family Support ServicesFamily Support Services

Child Abuse and Neglect Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and TreatmentPrevention and Treatment

Promoting Safe and Stable Promoting Safe and Stable FamiliesFamilies

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RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTHYOUTH

Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHY) Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHY) began in 1974, in response to concern about began in 1974, in response to concern about increasing numbers of runaway youth who were increasing numbers of runaway youth who were exposed to exploitation and the dangers of street exposed to exploitation and the dangers of street life. It has subsequently been expanded to:life. It has subsequently been expanded to: assist homeless youth on short-term basisassist homeless youth on short-term basis assist homeless youth in making the assist homeless youth in making the

transition to independent living transition to independent living assist homeless youth with drug education and assist homeless youth with drug education and

prevention servicesprevention services

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DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILTIESDEVELOPMENTAL DISABILTIES Developmental Disabilities Program Developmental Disabilities Program

assists individuals with developmental assists individuals with developmental disabilities to reach maximum potential disabilities to reach maximum potential through increased independence, through increased independence, productivity and community integration. productivity and community integration.

Funding to support these services is Funding to support these services is provided to State Developmental provided to State Developmental Disabilities Councils, Protection and Disabilities Councils, Protection and Advocacy Programs, University Center for Advocacy Programs, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and to Projects of National Significance.and to Projects of National Significance.

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HEAD STARTHEAD START

Head Start is a national program which Head Start is a national program which provides comprehensive provides comprehensive developmental services for America’s developmental services for America’s low-income, preschool children ages low-income, preschool children ages three to five and social services for three to five and social services for their families. their families.

The Head Start Act Amendments of The Head Start Act Amendments of 1994 established the Early Head Start 1994 established the Early Head Start program, which expands the benefits program, which expands the benefits of early childhood development to low of early childhood development to low income families with children under income families with children under three and to pregnant women. three and to pregnant women.

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Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting ProgramHome Visiting Program

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs are authorized by Section 511 of Title V, as Programs are authorized by Section 511 of Title V, as added by the Affordable Care Act,.added by the Affordable Care Act,.

Authorizes the award grants to Indian Tribes, Tribal Authorizes the award grants to Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations or Urban Indian Organizations to operate Organizations or Urban Indian Organizations to operate evidence-based home visiting programs in at-risk Tribal evidence-based home visiting programs in at-risk Tribal communities. communities.

Home visiting services provided under this grant are Home visiting services provided under this grant are meant to improve child and family outcomes focusing meant to improve child and family outcomes focusing on areas such as prenatal, maternal, and infant health, on areas such as prenatal, maternal, and infant health, child health and development, parenting skills, school child health and development, parenting skills, school readiness, and family socio-economic status, and readiness, and family socio-economic status, and reduce incidence of child abuse and neglect, injuries, reduce incidence of child abuse and neglect, injuries, crime, and domestic violence.crime, and domestic violence.

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ACF Program InitiativesACF Program Initiatives

ASSETS.ASSETS. Positive Youth DevelopmentPositive Youth Development Healthy Marriage (AAHMI, Hispanic, Asian Healthy Marriage (AAHMI, Hispanic, Asian

Pacific and Native American).Pacific and Native American). Responsible FatherhoodResponsible Fatherhood Faith-Based and Neighborhood Faith-Based and Neighborhood

PartnershipsPartnerships Human TraffickingHuman Trafficking

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For More Information about the For More Information about the Administration for Children & Administration for Children & Families:Families:

Visit our Website at: Visit our Website at: www.acf.hhs.gov

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