Lansing, MI – State Representative Bronna Kahle recently unveiled a report compiled by the bipartisan House Adoption and Foster Care Task Force.
The task force’s mission was to listen to people from the entire continuum of the state’s child welfare system, partner with experienced and knowledgeable professionals to learn how and why the system is falling short, and find effective solutions to ensure that every child has champions and forever homes by developing better, more effective systems to ensure their voices are heard.
Many of the recommendations have already been implemented in the state budget. They include:
- Increasing funding for the Family Incentive Grant, a funding pool to support foster parents who need to make home improvements
- Establishing a county pilot program structured around high-quality legal representation for child protective proceedings
- Vouchers for CPS caseworkers to use when fulfilling immediate needs, such as food or clothing, for children who have been abused, neglected or trafficked
- Expanding Court Appointed Special Advocates services statewide
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