Spring 2021
February
VFA is part of the Adoption Tax Credit Working Group, which advocates to save and improve the adoption tax credit by making it refundable.
March
Hosted a policy call with Angelique Day Ph.D, one of the leading minds for child welfare advocacy and reform. The call educated members about Biden-Harris Administration’s transition team’s progress on foster care, adoption, housing, immigration, and child welfare legislation.
April
Hosted a policy call with David Simmons that focused on discussing his work with National Indian Children Welfare Association such as helping tribal leaders improve governance at the community level, appropriations, and looking at ways to improve policies that affect tribal families and children.
May
John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act extends a ban on discriminating against families or children on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and religious beliefs, among others.
June
Advocated with the Child Welfare League of America for additional funding for the Adoption Opportunities Program and Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentives Payments Program
