RI.gov history

Office of Family Assistance (1934, formerly Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Social Security Act Visit disclaimer page (PDF))

1 of 1953 Visit disclaimer page.

Family and Youth Services Bureau (1962, Department of Health, Education and Welfare Reorganization Visit disclaimer page)

Office of Community Services (1964, Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 Visit disclaimer page)

The County provided only two direct services during 1965, Intake and Protective Services, with a staff of seven persons.

In February of 1973, a new Juvenile Act transferred responsibility for truant youngsters from Juvenile Probation to child welfare agencies.

Administration for Native Americans (1974, Native Americans Programs Act of 1974 Visit disclaimer page)

In 1975, Act 124 established procedures for reporting and investigating the abuse of children.

Administration on Children, Youth and Families (1977, Reorganization of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare Visit disclaimer page)

The act was later amended by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978.

Office of Refugee Resettlement (1980, The Refugee Act of 1980 Visit disclaimer page (PDF))

1983 – The Children’s Alliance is formed

1986 – First profile of minority children in poverty

1989 – Children’s Budget Coalition and Children’s Campaign Fund are born

Office of Child Care (1990, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 Visit disclaimer page)

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was created on April 15, 1991, under the authority of section 6 of the Reorganization Plan No.

It took us nine years to win this law, but in 1993 punishment by ruler finally went the way of the horse-drawn carriage.

In 1995, the Children’s Alliance lobbied successfully for $5 million in new funds, called Meals for Kids, to support school and community meal programs.

On November 19, 1997, “Adoption and Safe Families Act” (ASFA) was enacted.

1998 – Children’s Alliance joins attorneys for the children in a lawsuit for kids in foster care

On October 6, 2000 Inter-country Adoption Act was enacted to provide for implementation of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children.

In 2002, the nonprofit WithinReach took over operation of this online tool and renamed it ParentHelp123.

On June 25, 2003, The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act was Enacted.

On Nov 22, 2005, The Fair Access Foster Care Act was enacted.

In 2006, the Children’s Alliance supported creation of a cabinet-level Department of Early Learning and a rating system for child care centers.

The Cover All Kids bill, signed into law March 13, 2007, created Apple Health for Kids and made Washington a national leader in children’s health care.

On October 8, 2008 The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act was enacted.

2009 – Protecting kids from the damage of the recession

Pennsylvania's Children in Foster Care Act- 119 of 2010 was a law that was created in the same spirit as the normalcy movement by mandating agencies meet identified needs for youth in care.

On September 30, 2011, The Child and Family Services Improvement Act was enacted.The Act extended funding authorization for Child Welfare Services Program and the Promoted theSafe and Stable Families Program for five years.

2012 – Protecting what works, rejecting unfair cuts, and adopting new solutions

2015 – Unprecedented new policies and investments in early learning

In April 2016, the Administration for Children and Families celebrated its silver anniversary Visit disclaimer page.