CORE News

September 4, 2018

From: Don Forrester LMSW, Executive Director

Topics include:

• Families First Prevention Services Act Conference Call information
• Nominee for Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families
• A Divided Opinion – A Nation Divided
• Legislative Issues:
  • HR 4983 – Meadows – Caring Homes and Improved Lives for Dependents (CHILD) Act
  • Congressman Fleischmann’s bill related to modernization of houseparent exemption
  • Everyday Philanthropist Act – [H.R. 6616]
  • Implementation of FFPSA
  • Model Standards for Foster Home Licensing
• Welcome to new members: The Baptist Children’s Village in Mississippi

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August 1, 2018

From: Don Forrester LMSW, Executive Director

Topics include:

• Regulatory – Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division
• Legislative Update:
  • Modernization Of Houseparent Exemption
  • HR 4983 – Meadows – Caring Homes and Improved Lives for Dependents (CHILD) Act
  • Families First Prevention Services Act Update
• Federal Court: Religious Adoption Agency not Entitled to State Contract
• Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (CWPIA) – H.R. 1881 – Adoption agency protection moves forward in Congress
• Save the Date – Overview of Families First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) – September 7, 2018 (Conference Call
  

June 29, 2018

From: Don Forrester LMSW, Executive Director

Topics include:

• Save the Date – Overview of Families First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) – September 7, 2018 (Conference Call at 3:00 PM EST)
• Opposition to FFPSA
• Legislative Update
• 2018 CORE National Conference
• Networking and Capacity Building

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