The Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) would like to invite you to participate in a webinar scheduled for August 20, 2020 at 11 a.m. to hear updates related to Maine's planning and implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act.
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was signed into law as part of the Federal Bipartisan Budget Act on February 9, 2018, which reforms the federal child welfare financing streams, Title IV-E and Title IV-B of the Social Security Act. The FFPSA aims to improve child welfare practice across the nation by:
1. Preventing children from entering foster care by allowing states to target their existing federal resources into an array of prevention and early intervention services to keep children safe, strengthen families, and reduce the need for foster care whenever it is safe to do so.
2. Improving the wellbeing of children already in foster care by reducing placement of children in group care settings and enhancing quality of care for residential treatment programs.
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was signed into law as part of the Federal Bipartisan Budget Act on February 9, 2018, which reforms the federal child welfare financing streams, Title IV-E and Title IV-B of the Social Security Act. The FFPSA aims to improve child welfare practice across the nation by:
1. Preventing children from entering foster care by allowing states to target their existing federal resources into an array of prevention and early intervention services to keep children safe, strengthen families, and reduce the need for foster care whenever it is safe to do so.
2. Improving the wellbeing of children already in foster care by reducing placement of children in group care settings and enhancing quality of care for residential treatment programs.
Over the past several months, with stakeholders statewide, OCFS has been actively involved in developing several aspects of Maine's plan for implementing the FFPSA. We would like the opportunity to share information on the work that has been completed to date and provide an opportunity to answer questions about this important initiative.
Thank you for your interest in learning more and participating in this webinar. Please answer the following questions to register. A meeting invitation and link to the webinar will be sent to you prior to the scheduled webinar.