Resource Library

January Contreras reflects on her100^th day as the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Families and Children (ACF).

Dear Colleague Letter to ACF partner's addresses the infant formula shortage and highlights important information and resources for concerned families in states and communities. 

Last week, the President signed a bipartisan funding bill that advances critical services for children and families across the country. We look forward to working with our national and local partners in distributing these funds to meet the needs of America’s children, families, and communities.

This Dear Colleague Letter highlights recent ACF efforts to strengthen strategic partnerships with people with lived experience, including a new resource that overviews how ACF has engaged and utilized insight from parents and caregivers to improve programs, resources, and services for children and families.

This Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services provides human services leaders at the local, State, Tribal, and Territorial levels with information and resources on recent advances in our understanding of trauma, toxic stress, and executive functioning.

Highlights of the ACF Team Accomplishments during Assistant Secretary January Contreras’ First 100 Days

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Treasury to encourage tenants and landlords to take advantage of emergency rental assistance available through the American Rescue Plan Act. The rental assistance will help cover rent, utilities, and other housing costs to keep residents in their homes.

ACF Assistant Secretary Contreras shares updates and highlights on ACF's commitment to behavioral health.

We’ve hit the ground running in 2023. We look forward to working with all of you to produce outcomes that matter for those we collectively serve. Read more about some of the great things that happened at ACF this month.

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides critical and unprecedented support to children, families, and communities in response to COVID pandemic and resulting economic downturn which have been exacerbated by historic racial injustices.