By Connie Reguli – What to say………

June 27, 2020 – Call to Congressional members and Senators on Trump Executive Order for child welfare reform.

Good morning/afternoon – my name is ____________ and I am calling as a concerned citizen from your district on the recent Trump Executive order on child welfare reform. Who am I talking to? _________ I would like to speak to the person in the office that covers foster care / child welfare / or family issues, is that possible? ___________ (if yes, transfer to that person; if no/ give message to the person answering the phone/ if there is no such person / give message to the personal answering the phone).

Trump’s executive order signed on JUNE 24, 2020 on child welfare reform states that “The best foster care system is one that is not needed in the first place.” And this order seeks to demand more data from the states on the use of federal funds under Title IV E. We want to say that this is not enough. Positive results and family stability must be tied directly to federal funding and the perverse financial incentives must end immediately. The Adoption bonus money under the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 must be banned as a crime against humanity. It provides for bonus checks to be issued to the states when they adopt out children into the homes of strangers instead of keeping the child in their family of origin. This subverts the stated mission of both parties that focus on prevention strategies that keep children safe while strengthening families so that children do not enter foster care unnecessarily. The Family Forward Project is over 14,000 members and we are dedicated to child welfare reform.

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