Alex J. Adams

Louisiana ended the ‘orphan tax’ in February. Thanks to @FLOTUS's leadership foster youth’s Social Security survivor benefits can now be preserved in Fostering the Future Accounts & be a strong financial foundation as kids transition into adulthood. @LAGovJeffLandry explains:

Great recognition from @SpeakerJohnson — “Louisiana's action builds upon the initiatives and leadership of President Donald J. Trump and @FLOTUS Melania Trump, whose “Fostering the Future'' Executive Order catalyzed a renewed national focus on foster care and permanent placement of children into loving homes.”

Thank you, @SpeakerJohnson for your recognition of A Home for Every Child and Louisiana’s early leadership in joining the ACF’s initiative aimed at improving the ratio of foster homes to kids in care. Read more: congress.gov/congressional-…

Now that all 50 states have joined A Home for Every Child, Assistant Secretary @ACF_Adams sat down with @TheImprintNews to discuss what’s next for the ACF initiative aimed at increasing the ratio of foster homes to youth in care. Read more: imprintnews.org/youth-services…

Every child deserves a place to call home. South Dakota is proud to join all 50 states in supporting children and strengthening families through the A Home for Every Child initiative. acf.gov/50-states-join…

I started my life in a foster home and I’m grateful @FLOTUS Melania Trump is elevating the stories and needs of children and young adults that need foster and forever homes. We can all find a way to give help and hope to them.

FOSTERING THE FUTURE // A Home For Every Child    Every child deserves a safe, stable, and loving home.   HHS’s "A Home for Every Child" initiative is an important step toward increasing the number of foster homes and solidifying support for foster families and caregivers.       Fostering the Future champions this type of advancement: expanding educational opportunity, strengthening financial security, and building a foster care ecosystem where every child can thrive in America. spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/news…

Health starts at home—and for the thousands of kids in America's foster care system, a healthy, happy, loving home can feel out of reach. This week, @ACFHHS reached a major milestone: all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have now joined A Home for Every Child. Together, we will Make America Healthy Again, one home at a time.

ICYMI: ACF TANF issue brief exposing the massive gap between perception and reality on work requirements. Only 8% of TANF families had someone working enough hours to count in FY2024. States are gaming the system with loopholes, token payments, and ghost credits. Credit to @ACF_Adams and his team at ACF for shining a light on this and pushing for real accountability. Time to close these loopholes, strengthen work requirements, and get more able-bodied adults into jobs instead of endless dependency. acf.gov/system/files/f…

Today’s Daily Brief covers the nationwide expansion of the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) "A Home for Every Child" initiative with all 50 states joining the program, an update from CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on billions of dollars in projected Medicare anti-fraud savings, a reaffirmation from Dr. Brian Christine regarding the administration's stance on evidence-based child health policy, a major EPA proposal to roll back heavy-duty truck emissions rules, and a newly announced $1.625 billion USDA bridge payment program providing financial relief to specialty crop farmers. 1. All 50 States Participating in A Home For Every Child Initiative Assistant Secretary for ACF Alex J. Adams announced that all 50 states are now part of the “A Home for Every Child” initiative. According to Assistant Secretary Adams, “When we launched A Home for Every Child...we knew states were ready...Fifty states joining this initiative sends a powerful message: America is ready to rally around children in foster care and the families who step forward for them.” A Home for Every Child is an ACF initiative with advocacy from the First Lady that focuses on improving the current ratio of 57 approved foster homes per 100 children through reduced paperwork, streamlined data sharing, and state flexibility in recruitment, retention, and entry prevention. Under the terms of the program, states report monthly progress in exchange for reporting relief, with a $7 million competition rewarding the best improvements, tied to federal child welfare modernization priorities. A further statement from HHS read, “Thanks to the leadership of First Lady Melania Trump and ACF Assistant Secretary Adams, all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have joined the ACF/HHS “A Home for Every Child” initiative. Today, America has just 57 licensed foster homes for every 100 children in foster care. Our mission is simple: ensure every child in foster care has a safe, stable, and loving home. Together, we’re making that vision a reality—one child, one family, and one community at a time.” 2. Dr. Oz Provides Further Update on Anti-Fraud Savings According to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, “Before the War on Fraud, we projected Medicare payments for skin substitutes would be over $25 BILLION. Today, we project it to be less than 1% of that. The White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is taking action to stop bad actors, save taxpayer dollars, and save American lives.” 3. Dr. Christine Reaffirms Trump Administration’s Stance on Evidence-Based Child Health Policy Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brian Christine MD, made the following statement on the administration’s child health policy, “The Trump Administration stands strong in its work to protect children and restore evidence-based medicine. HHS remains committed to ensuring health policy is guided by science, transparency, and the long-term well-being of America’s children, not ideology.” 4. Trump Administration Proposes Slashing Biden-Era Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions Rules to Save $12 Billion USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins expressed support for an EPA proposal to roll back stringent Biden-era heavy-duty truck emissions regulations, a move officials state will save the trucking industry an estimated $12 billion and lower consumer costs for everyday goods. The new proposal eases costly vehicle warranty mandates and eliminates restrictive Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) engine speed caps (often referred to as "limp mode" ) that previously stranded truckers and farmers during system errors, replacing them with standard dashboard warnings instead. While retaining nearly 90% of planned nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission reductions, the shift aims to lower the price of new trucks by up to $6,000 each and improve supply chain reliability by scaling back what critics labeled as government overreach. According to Secretary Rollins, “Every unnecessary regulation placed on America’s truckers ultimately drives up costs for our farmers, ranchers, and families. GOOD NEWS - President Trump is putting another burdensome Biden-era environmental rule on the chopping block… delivering much-needed regulatory relief for the hardworking Americans who produce and transport our food. Thank you, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, for your work restoring common sense.” 5. USDA Announces $1.625 billion Bridge Payment For Specialty Crop Farmers According to an official announcement from USDA, “$1.625 billion is available to specialty crop farmers through USDA’s Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program. These payments provide financial support to allow producers to pay for production and marketing inputs in the face of significant market disruptions and elevated input costs during the 2025 growing season. Enrollment is open through August 7, 2026.”

All 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have pledged to increase the number of licensed foster homes in a unified effort under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an announcement Thursday. “All 50 states joining this initiative sends a powerful message: America is ready to rally around children in foster care and the families who step forward for them,” ACF Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams said in a statement. The agency launched A Home for Every Child in November to “strengthen families, prioritize prevention and recruit and retain qualified foster families,” following President Donald Trump’s Fostering the Future executive order, according to an ACF news release. @ACFHHS Read full story: bit.ly/4fac4Ky

The entire nation rallied behind A Home for Every Child! This data-driven initiative replaces compliance-focused PIPs with one metric - ratio of foster homes to kids in care - reported to ACF to be, for the first time, publicly available. @State_Scoop go.acf.gov/statescoop-50-…

Oklahoma was the first state to join @ACFHHS’s “A Home for Every Child” initiative. This week, all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico joined too. Every child deserves a safe, stable, loving home. Proud OK led the way.

Common sense in foster care - serving kids/families and ending bureaucratic quagmires. A Home for Every Child implements the Executive Order by replacing lengthy & expensive paperwork with one unifying measure: a state’s ratio of licensed foster homes to children in care. Bravo!

Montana is proud to be part of @ACFHHS's A Home for Every Child initiative, ensuring every child has the opportunity to grow up in a safe, stable, and loving home.

Thanks to the leadership of @FLOTUS Melania Trump and @ACF_Adams, all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have joined @ACFHHS A Home for Every Child initiative. Today, America has just 57 licensed foster homes for every 100 children in foster care. Our mission is simple: ensure every child in foster care has a safe, stable, and loving home. Together, we're making that vision a reality—one child, one family, and one community at a time.

All 50 states are in! A major milestone for A Home for Every Child…bringing every state together around one shared goal: helping more children and youth grow up in safe, loving, supportive homes.

EXCLUSIVE: @ACFHHS is adding all 50 states and territories to an initiative to reduce paperwork handled by state foster care systems so workers have more time to focus on helping foster children. @AlexAdamsRPh spoke to me in an exclusive interview about the efforts.

An effective child welfare system requires modern technology that supports timely decision-making, reduces administrative burden & helps agencies improve. American children & families & the professionals who serve them deserve it. ACF supports this work: bit.ly/3QOsLmT

Thanks to @FLOTUS’s leadership, child welfare agencies can now open Trump Accounts for eligible foster youth. “The First Lady has brought visibility to children who have spent far too long in the shadows," writes Darcy Olsen in @ChristianPost More: bit.ly/4eV4cwl