US EditionMississippi Joins Trump Administration's Foster Care Initiative
Mississippi aims to improve foster care by expanding kinship licensing and using data-driven recruitment to address a shortage of 52 homes per 100 children, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves announced Mississippi will join the federal 'A Home for Every Child' pilot initiative to ensure foster children access safe, stable homes by reducing administrative burdens.
- This initiative supports President Donald Trump's executive order 'Fostering the Future for American Children and Families,' which seeks to overhaul the national child welfare system and reduce bureaucracy.
- Data shows Mississippi has 52 foster homes per 100 children in custody, trailing the national average of 57 homes per 100 children, prompting targeted recruitment strategies.
- Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders said the agency will cut red tape and expand licensing for extended relatives, allowing children to remain connected to trusted family members.
- Administration for Children and Families Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams stated the pilot liberates caseworkers from 'checking boxes,' allowing states to forgo tedious paperwork and target necessary casework funds.
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Mississippi to participate in Trump push to ensure foster children have ‘safe and stable home’
Mississippi to participate in Trump push to ensure foster children have ‘safe and stable home’ JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday that Mississippi will participate in the Trump administration’s pilot initiative to ensure that “every child in foster care has access to a safe and stable home.”
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Mississippi joins Trump Administration's foster care initiative
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced a new pilot initiative in partnership with the Trump Administration and the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS). The governor said the goal is to cut red tape and bureaucracy to make it easier for someone to open their home for children in foster care. [...]
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