Administration for Children and Families

This webpage presents information on protective factors and child, youth, parent, and caregiver well-being. It offers resources about marriage, fatherhood, parenting, and building the capacity of programs and systems to promote well-being. Learn more. 

This webpage highlights videos of child welfare experts sharing stories, successes, and lessons learned in prevention planning. These videos highlight successful strategies, lessons learned, and advice for states developing and implementing prevention plans. Learn more.

This fact sheet describes where evidence-based programs and services are being implemented to prevent children from entering foster care. This resource provides an overview of the services and programs that jurisdictions have been approved to claim funding for and identifies which programs are most frequently approved for claiming across plans. ...

This webpage provides ideas for easy, free or low-cost ways for dads to spend quality time with their kids. The webpage contains a filter to search activities appropriate for various age groups. Learn more.  

This brief (PDF, 16 pages) highlights information from the longitudinal National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, Second Cohort (NSCAW II) on service needs and receipt for children in kinship care and non-relative foster care in 2008 and 2009. This brief describes how service needs and receipt may vary for ...

This toolkit (PDF, 14 pages) provides resources and tools to support promotional, outreach, and social media activities for 2023 National Foster Care Month activities. The page includes graphics, social media posts, email signatures and sample messaging, sample proclamations, and key facts. Learn more.  ...

The ACF is soliciting feedback from parents, caregivers, and young people to inform the development of behavioral health-related activities and resources for young adults and families. The survey is available in both English and Spanish. Learn more. 

This infographic (PDF, 3 pages) provides data related to disparities among youth experiencing homelessness and those contemplating running away. The data are framed by the RHY Program’s four core outcome areas: safe and stable housing, education and employment, social and emotional well-being, and permanent connections. The infographic can be used ...

This web page provides access to over 120 screening and assessment tools relevant to serving youth and young adults. These tools have been compiled to assist youth-serving programs in reviewing and assessing the needs of youth, young adults, and children. Learn more.