§ 621. Purpose
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The purpose of this subpart is to promote State flexibility in the development and expansion of a coordinated child and family services program that utilizes community-based agencies and ensures all children are raised in safe, loving families, by—
(1)protecting and promoting the welfare of all children;
(2)preventing the neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children;
(3)supporting at-risk families through services which allow children, where appropriate, to remain safely with their families or return to their families in a timely manner;
(4)promoting the safety, permanence, and well-being of children in foster care and adoptive families; and
(5)providing training, professional development and support to ensure a well-qualified child welfare workforce.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 421, as added Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(b)(3), Sept. 28, 2006, 120 Stat. 1244.)
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- Public Law 118-258Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
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U.S. Code
- § 1437fLow-income housing assistance
- § 6311State plans
- § 1308Additional grants to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; limitation on total payments
- § 675Definitions
- § 622State plans for child welfare services
- § 5106aGrants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs
- § 672Foster care maintenance payments program
- § 629gDiscretionary and targeted grants
- § 629fAuthorization of appropriations; reservation of certain amounts
- § 629hEntitlement funding for State courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption
- § 629aDefinitions
- § 620Repealed. Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(a), Sept. 28, 2006, 120 Stat. 1244
- § 673bAdoption and legal guardianship incentive payments
- § 629bState plans
- § 629Purpose
- § 679bAnnual report
- § 623Allotments to States
- § 629eEvaluations; research; technical assistance
- § 625Limitations on authorization of appropriations
- § 626Research, training, or demonstration projects
- § 629cAllotments to States
- § 628Payments to Indian tribal organizations
- § 629dPayments to States
- § 14914Annual report on intercountry adoptions
- § 624Payment to States
- § 629iState partnership planning and demonstration grants to support meaningful relationships between foster children and the incarcerated parents of the children
- § 1087uu–2Special rules for independent students
register
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- NoticesRequest for public comments
- UnknownFinal rule
- NoticesBiennial publication of allotment percentages for States under the Title IV-B subpart 1, Child Welfare Services State Grants Program
- NoticesNotice of modified systems of records
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statute-compilations
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- Sec. 421PURPOSE
- Sec. 9NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 8lower income housing assistance
- Sec. 421PURPOSE
- Sec. 479DSPECIAL RULES FOR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS
- Sec. 642POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGENCIES
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statutes-at-large
- Public Law 109–288To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program, and for other purposes
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- Public Law 114–95To reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves
- Public Law 111–296To reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–320To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 to reauthorize the Acts, and for other purposes
- Public Law 94–274To provide tor the orderly transition to the now October 1 to September 30 fiscal year
- Public Law 116–260Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–134To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–201To provide housing opportunities in the United States through modernization of various housing programs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 100–201To authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas
- Public Law 117–348To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes
14 references not yet in our index
- Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531
- Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(b)(3)
- 120 Stat. 1244
- act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 421
- Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 240(c)
- 81 Stat. 912
- Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(b)(2)
- Pub. L. 109–288, § 12
- 120 Stat. 1255
- 120 Stat. 1235
- Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 240(e)(2)
- 81 Stat. 915
- Pub. L. 109–288, § 2
- 120 Stat. 1233
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ActAug. 14, 1935, ch. 531
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(b)(3)
Stat.120 Stat. 1244
Actact Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 421
Pub. L.Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 240(c)
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