National Foster Care Month Law and Legal Definition
National Foster Care Month is recognized in May each year to show appreciation and gratitude to foster parents across the nation. While the purpose of National Foster Care Month continues to evolve based on the needs of the time, current activities focus on increasing the visibility of the needs of children and youth in foster care and the need for proactive involvement by individuals, agencies, and organizations to ensure continued support for children and families yearlong. The Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the Federal agency that seeks to provide for the safety, permanency and well being of children through leadership, support for necessary services, and productive partnerships with States, tribes and communities. Foster care is a part of the constellation of services provided to children and families, the intent of which is to provide for a safe environment for children and youth who temporarily cannot live with their families.
Legal Definition list
- National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act
- National Forest Lands
- National Forest Foundation Act
- National Forest Foundation
- National Forensic Science Technology Center [NFSTC]
- National Foster Care Month
- National Futures Association
- National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act
- National Gang Center
- National Gang Intelligence Center
- National Group
Related Legal Terms
- Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding [USIP]
- Accelerated Benefits (Health Care)
- Access Control List [National Security]
- Access Control Mechanism [National Security]
- Accessible Space [National Security]
- Accumulation Value (Health Care)
- Activity of Multinational Enterprises
- Actual Age (Health Care)
- Actuarial Equivalent (Health Care)
- Acute Care