ACF awards $7.3 million to 10 states for foster-care prevention systems
Ten states will use one-time federal grants to build provider, referral and reimbursement systems for family-support services before foster-care removal.
Foster Care
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Minnesota care providers face weekend NETStudy outage and new background-check deadlines
NETStudy 2.0 will be offline from Friday evening, Aug. 28, through Monday morning, Aug. 31. Separate deadlines affect legacy studies, child-care workers and provider board members.
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Nebraska will test predictive analytics in child welfare with federal grant
Nebraska will use a $600,000 federal grant to develop a child-welfare predictive-analytics system, with testing, human oversight and public accountability questions ahead.
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Turtle Creek former school converted into 26 affordable apartments for youth leaving foster care
The former Calvin Anderson Schoolhouse at St. Colman in Turtle Creek has been converted into 26 affordable apartments for young people aging out of foster care.
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Augusta’s first tiny-home community moves toward October opening
A 25-home Merry Street project for young adults aging out of Georgia’s foster-care system is accepting applications, with move-ins expected in about three months and a mid-October ribbon cutting planned.
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HHS watchdog finds foster children still placed in hotels and offices
A July 2026 HHS inspector general report found 15,705 reported emergency foster-care stays, while incomplete state data limited federal oversight.
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Iowa Will Preserve Social Security Benefits for Foster Youth
Iowa will shift eligible foster children’s Social Security survivor benefits into escrow and savings accounts, preserving the money for them instead of applying it toward foster-care costs.