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FY 2013 Budget and Appropriations Bills--Support funding for programs serving vulnerable children and families Preserving the Adoption Tax Credit in any legislative funding measures Child Welfare Finance Reform--strengthening well-being language, improving provisions on foster youth,

Expressing support for legislation protecting children who are separated from their immigrant parents.

H. Con. Res 112-Opposing cuts to programs serving vulnerable children and families Child Care/Head Start Appropriations-Support funding for child care and head start programs Child Welfare Financing Reform-Support efforts to expand federal assistance to children and families in need.

Supporting mandatory reporting requirements relating to child abuse; S. 1877 Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act Supporting educational stability provisions for youth in foster care for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Opposing the Balanced Budget Amendment which have imperiled funding for critical federal programs serving vulnerable children and families. Supporting Congress efforts to protect funding for prevention and other child welfare services for at-risk children and families in the FY 2012 Appropriations

Federal budget: opposed to cuts in funding for child protection, juvenile justice, child welfare, child health and prevention initiatives. FY 2012 Appropriations Bills: Oppose cuts to funding for child welfare, health, juvenile justice and prevention programs

Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act, HR 2883/S 1542: Support improvements to child abuse and neglect prevention and strengthening core child and family services Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011, S 1509: Support incentives to improveme child well being

Protect and Preserve Entitlement Programs, including Medicaid and other social saftety nets Provide Sufficient Funding for Prevention and other Child Welfare Services

H.R.1: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 --Protect funding for key child welfare programs

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), S 3817--Support provisions to protect vulnerable children Child Care/Head Start--Support for increased funding Child Nutrition, S 3307-- support provisions that would provide free lunch to children in the foster care system Support for existing child welfare waivers and comprehensive child welfare finance reform

Increased funding for key child welfare programs in the continuning resolution(s).

Child Welfare Financing, support comprehensive efforts to reform child welfare financing specifically title iv-e HR 6156, Child Welfare Demonstration Projects HR 6193, Foster Youth Financial Security Act of 2010 S 938, White House Conference on Children and Youth

Child Care, specifically CCDBG and Child Nutrition, support full funding Child Welfare Financing, support comprehensive efforts to reform child welfare financing specifically title iv-e

HR 618/S 938, The White House Conference on Children and Youth Child Care