Department Initiatives

Preserving Families & Fostering Connections
Steering Committee

Background and Resource Information

• California enacts landmark foster care legislation extending the system to age 21
• Children's Bureau Federal Guardianship Assistance Program: Applying Lessons Learned - September 15, 2010 Webinar Materials
• U.S. House Unanimously Approves Reinstating State Waiver Authority for Child Welfare September 23, 2010
• Administration for Children and Families Letter Granting Short-Term Extension of Florida's Title IV-E Waiver
• Testimony of Secretary Sheldon Before Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, House Committee on Ways and Means - July 29, 2010
• Pursuing Permanence for Children in Foster Care - June 2010 State of New York
  - Notes on above program with comments on relevance to Florida
• The Vision for Child Welfare Redesign by DCF Deputy Secretary Don Winstead
• Title IV-E Waiver Presentation
• Letter Requesting Extension of IV-E Waiver from Secretary Sheldon to David Hansell of Administration for Children and Families
• Letter to Legislative Leaders on Redesign of Independent Living Program from Secretary Sheldon