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We urge you to contact your Members of Congress today and advocate that they  reform the outdated federal eligibility for foster care and adoption assistance!

All children who have been abused or neglected and who need foster care and adoption assistance should be eligible for federal assistance. Although Congress eliminated the AFDC program in 1996, Congress maintained the Title IV-E income eligibility link with AFDC, setting a goal to make changes later. However, no such change has been made!

Today, less than half of the children placed in foster care are eligible for federal support and the percentage of covered children is decreasing with each passing year.  The same limited eligibility also restricts adoption assistance for families who adopt children from the child welfare system.

Children have suffered because of this antiquated requirement for long enough!