Current policy fails to serve vulnerable families even when they interact with government agencies
Child Welfare
Child welfare policy is a system with extraordinary authority—removing children, intervening in families, making life-altering decisions.
And yet, it often operates without the level of transparency or performance clarity the public expects elsewhere in government.
FREOPP developed its project, The Center for Safe and Stable Futures, to drive sound policy for our nation’s children and families. Together, we can change lives for the better.
All Child Welfare
The risks of commandeering child welfare to expand the social safety net are significant
Policymakers must design systems that reflect the reality of addiction rather than the ideal of sobriety.
Data and analytics provide usable information and improve outcomes—it’s time to apply that to safety and stability for children.
For too long, politicians in Washington have looked the other way while government bureaucrats have stolen hundreds of millions from the vulnerable children they are supposed to be protecting. The Trump administration should put a stop to it once and for all.
Congress should protect federal benefits to foster children that have been raided by state agencies
In many states, child welfare agencies routinely apply for and take foster children’s Social Security benefits
May is National Foster Care Month. It’s an appropriate time for policymakers to focus overdue attention on the most at-risk children in society