WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following hearings and direct consultation with foster youth with lived experience, the Ways and Means Committee recently unveiled bipartisan reforms to modernize the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood ("Chafee") and improve outcomes for the nearly 16,000 foster youth who "age out" of foster care with no permanent connections to family.
These Chafee reforms will improve coordination across federal housing programs and child welfare agencies, strengthen educational support and workforce training opportunities, increase access to legal services, and enhance services for expectant and ...