Voice for Adoption News Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Reorganization, Personnel Cuts Hit HHS and ACF Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Congress Considers Budget Cuts to Medicaid, Other Social Services Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Trump Administration Names New Leadership at ACF and the Children’s Bureau Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 AEI Releases Foster Care Liability Insurance Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 House Passes Recruiting Families Using Data Act Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Kinship Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 3/5/25 Patrick Lester 3/5/25 State Advisory Council Kinship Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 3/4/25 Patrick Lester 3/4/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Foster and Adoptive Parent Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 2024 Congressional Wrap-up Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 California’s Liability Insurance Crisis Grows Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Stop-gap Spending Bill Funds Federal Agencies through March 14 Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Biden Signs Native American Child Protection Act Into Law Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Biden Signs Paris Hilton-backed Residential Care Bill Read More Patrick Lester 1/3/25 Patrick Lester 1/3/25 Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment and Retention Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Hidden Foster Care Bill Introduced Read More Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Patrick Lester 10/8/24 House Passes IV-B Reauthorization Read More Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Post-Adoption Center Publishes Research Review, Model Program Details Read More Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Patrick Lester 10/8/24 FTC Issues Warning Letters to Unlicensed Private Adoption Intermediaries on Deceptive Practices Read More Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Congress Passes Bill to Help Find Missing and Runaway Foster Youth Read More Patrick Lester 8/5/24 Patrick Lester 8/5/24 IV-B Reauthorization Moves Forward with Adoption and Permanency Provisions Read More Older Posts
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Congress Considers Budget Cuts to Medicaid, Other Social Services Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Trump Administration Names New Leadership at ACF and the Children’s Bureau Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 AEI Releases Foster Care Liability Insurance Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 House Passes Recruiting Families Using Data Act Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Kinship Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 3/4/25 Patrick Lester 3/4/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Foster and Adoptive Parent Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Stop-gap Spending Bill Funds Federal Agencies through March 14 Read More
Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Biden Signs Native American Child Protection Act Into Law Read More
Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Biden Signs Paris Hilton-backed Residential Care Bill Read More
Patrick Lester 1/3/25 Patrick Lester 1/3/25 Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment and Retention Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Post-Adoption Center Publishes Research Review, Model Program Details Read More
Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Patrick Lester 10/8/24 FTC Issues Warning Letters to Unlicensed Private Adoption Intermediaries on Deceptive Practices Read More
Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Patrick Lester 10/8/24 Congress Passes Bill to Help Find Missing and Runaway Foster Youth Read More
Patrick Lester 8/5/24 Patrick Lester 8/5/24 IV-B Reauthorization Moves Forward with Adoption and Permanency Provisions Read More
