HSCO 500 Research Paper – Final Paper

Running Head: WORKING OUTLINE 1

Working Outline

Taj Jones

Liberty University

The Importance of Presidential Administration Affects the Programs,

Funding and Services of Child Welfare

Thesis: Since the passage of legislation creates or amends the federally funded child welfare program, the congress retains power to introduce bill to and the president is a signatory to any idea proposed to that effect giving the administrations powers to influence child welfare in the country.

1. Fy2017 had the input of the president in the case of funding of children programs

1. Title II-E of the Social Security Act allows the President to request for addition or reduction of the funds allocated to the child welfare (Stoltzfus, 2017).

1. Foster care increase in funding after FY2018 president’s request to $5,542

2. Kinship assistance

3. Kinship guardianship assistance

1. Chafee foster care independence program (Children's Bureau, 2015).

1. General program which is capped mandatory

2. Education and training vouchers, which is discretionary

1. The Child Bureau disburses funds to the different programs and services as guided by Federal Legislation (Stoltzfus, 2017).

1. The president’s administration have a right to change different legislation

2. Obama administration made budget proposals for child care in 2016 (CWLA, n.d.).

1. New initiatives for pre-kindergarten and Head Start

2. Child care initiatives

1. Current Presidential administration is proposing extension of Children’s Health Insurance Program to be extended at $ 14 billion by 2019.

1. Impact of changes in presidential administrations (Hess, Orthmann, & Wright, 2012).

1. Different administrations have differed proposals

2. Obama and the increase in child care and Home Care proposals

3. Changes in Executive Orders on countries

1. Conclusion