This is a snapshot of changes being made to the safety net for child protection, public health and education. Please take a few minutes and show your support for those programs and policies you know to be of value to the weakest and most vulnerable among us.
President’s Budget Request: Leaked Passback:
- New: A 64-page HHS restructuring proposal outlines sweeping cuts to US public health.
- Leaked: Administration Plans to Request Massive Cuts to HHS – CWLA
- Action Center – Tell Congress to Fully Fund Human Services
Head Start:
- Addressing Issues with the Payment Management System: A Guide for Head Start and Early Head Start Grant Recipients
- Take Action for Head Start
- Act Now: Sign This Letter to President Trump to Save Head Start – NHSA
- Head Start Advantage: Investments That Work – NHSA
- National Call to Action – NHSA
- Head Start Fact Sheets – NHSA
- Head Start Collaboration Offices | HeadStart.gov
- Update: Parent Advocacy Groups and a Coalition of Head Start Providers File Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Head Start | American Civil Liberties Union
Juvenile Justice:
- Exclusive: US Justice Dept grant cuts valued at $811 million, people and records say | Reuters
- Hundreds of Justice Dept. grants canceled by Trump administration – The Washington Post
- National CASA/GAL federal funding terminated
- TERMINATION NOTICE | Justice and Joy National Collaborative
Child Welfare News Sources:
Other Resources:
- Newsletter Signup — Legal Center for Foster Care & Education
- 7 Ways USED Supports Students in Foster Care_4.22.25 v.2.docx
- Action Center – Higher Education Reconciliation Cuts
- ACF Regional Map (10 Regions)
- How Kids Are Harmed by Trump’s Budget Cuts — ProPublica
- Child Welfare Liability Insurance National Survey – Deadline 5/9
- Defend the Spend notification
We hope to see you next Tuesday, May 6 at 1:00pm ET for the next CWLA Connect Call. Have a great weekend.
Riva Reed
Associate Director, Membership & Conferences
Child Welfare League of America
727 15th Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
Cell: 202.961.5147 | www.cwla.org
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