The Trump administration has taken an interest in foster care and adoption. Andrew Bremberg, director of the President’s Domestic Policy Council, hosted a White House meeting Nov. 29 seeking ideas for how to make things better for the 437,000 children in foster care nationwide.
Among the questions on the agenda: What can the federal government do to “streamline” the adoption and foster process? How can Washington strengthen “the bridge between government, children and parents”? And what about the 123,000 children who are waiting to be adopted? Since child welfare is run by state and local governments, Washington can start by enforcing laws already on the books.
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