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The Find and Protect Foster Youth Act (S. 1146) would provide states with guidance along with technical and educational resources to help them improve their ability to identify and locate youth who have run away from or otherwise gone missing from foster care.
“We need to ensure that IV-B funding is meeting the needs of children and families who are interacting with the child welfare system, including children and families who are in foster care, or to support broader services like child protective services and pre-foster care family stabilization or support. That’s why I am excited that this legislation includes a $75 million overall increase
Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Announces Leadership in the 118th Congress
“Any time a foster youth falls through the cracks, the government is really the one responsible,” Rep. Bass said. “When we remove children from their parents, it’s the government that becomes the parents. What can we do better? What are the tangible solutions? That’s what this event is about.
Rep. Todd Young [R-IN-9]
This legislation establishes the procedures a state must have for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children to include a electronic case processing system. This bill passed the House of Representatives on March 22, 2016 and is now awaiting consideration in the Senate.