The National Association of Counties (NACo) joined California,
New York, and Wisconsin in our efforts to amend the federal
Family First Prevention Services Act, which is moving through the
U.S. Senate. The resolution seeking amendments was sponsored by
the County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA),
CSAC, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe.
The Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 (HR 5446) is
designed to prevent children from being placed in foster care by
providing at-risk families with early-intervention services, as
well as to reduce the number of youth who are placed in
congregate care settings.
While HR 5456 includes a number of positive provisions, such as a
first-time federal match for a limited set of prevention
services, the bill would negatively impact California’s
“Continuum of Care Reform” (CCR) implementation efforts. CSAC is
continuing to undertake an aggressive lobbying campaign aimed at
modifying HR 5456 when Congress returns to Washington, D.C. after
Labor Day. You can find more details on
HR 5456
here.
