Tuesday - August 11, 2026
Child Welfare - Purposes, Federal Programs & Funding Topic of White Paper From CRS
August 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10590) by social policy specialist Emilie Stoltzfus.

Here are excerpts:

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Child Welfare: Purposes, Federal Programs, and Funding

The Work of Child Welfare Agencies

Children depend on adults - usually their parents - to protect and support them. The broadest mission of public child welfare agencies is to strengthe . . .

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