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Ways and Means subcommittee: "Aging out is not a plan," calls for better use of Chafee funds
Summary
Rep. Darin LaHood, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee's Work and Welfare Subcommittee, opened a hearing saying federal programs for former foster youth are fragmented and underused and cited GAO findings that states returned nearly $8.9 million in Chafee and Education and Training Voucher funds in 2022.
Rep. Darin LaHood, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee's Work and Welfare Subcommittee, opened a hearing titled "Aging out is not a plan, reimagining futures for foster youth," saying the nation must do more to help young people leave foster care with stable housing, education and employment.
"Aging out is not a plan," LaHood said, and he called for continued bipartisan work to modernize and expand supports for current and former foster youth.
LaHood summarized recent policy changes and gaps. He said Congress last session reauthorized Title IV-B through the bipartisan "Supporting America's Children and Families Act," and that the law extended some…
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