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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.

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Parents pushing baby in stroller

AdoptUsKids Places 10,000 Foster Children

More than 10,000 foster children have been adopted by families since the 2002 launch of the AdoptUsKids Web site which shares pictures and stories of children needing permanent homes. Learn more at http://www.adoptuskids.org/.


Press Releases:
 February 19, 2009
Forest County Potawatomi Community to Pilot Test New Tribal Child Support Automated IT System
 February 19, 2009
Child Support Collections from Federal Income Tax Refund Offsets Hit Record High in 2008
 January 16, 2009
Adoption Web site Helps 10,000 Foster Children Find Permanent Families
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