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Family First law shifts federal child-welfare funding toward prevention, national experts say
Summary
Christine Kalpin, a national child‑welfare policy director with KC Family Programs (Casey), told the Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight that the Family First Prevention Services Act reshapes federal support by allowing Title IV‑E funds to reimburse time‑limited prevention services for parents whose children are at imminent risk of entering foster care, rather than primarily financing placements after removal.
Christine Kalpin, a national child‑welfare policy director with KC Family Programs (Casey), told the Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight that the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) represents a deliberate federal shift away from financing removal and foster care as the primary response to family challenges. "The idea was, could we identify resources for what we would call a candidate for foster care?" she said, explaining FFPSA’s intent to allow federal Title IV‑E funds to be drawn down to support evidence‑based prevention services for parents and caregivers.
Kalpin said three findings drove the federal change: intervene early on behalf of…
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