Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress makes the following findings: Our Nation values the potential of all of our children to thrive and ultimately contribute to the success of the country. Scientific research makes it clear that children do best when they are part of healthy families. The results of States operating child welfare programs under waivers of requirements of title IV–E of the Social Security Act provide further evidence that vulnerable children and families can often safely be kept together and out of foster care when they are provided with appropriate early intervention services, preventive services, and support services.
A modern child welfare system would not only allow, but would encourage, States and Indian Tribes to utilize evidence-based programs to keep families safely together, only using foster care for cases where children's safety and well-being are compromised. The changes made by this Act will modernize the title IV–E foster care program to include the coverage of State-based support activities that focus on keeping a child safely in his or her home, and if foster care is necessary, moving a child to permanency as quickly as possible.