Voice for Adoption News Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Adoption-related Provisions in the “Big Beautiful” Budget Bill Read More Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Trump 2026 Budget Proposes HHS Spending Cuts, But Not for Adoption Programs Read More Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Post-Adoption Services Evaluation Grants Released Read More Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Post-Adoption Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Senate Adoption Coalition Co-chairs Reintroduce Bills on Post-Adoption Services and Unregulated Custody Transfers Read More Patrick Lester 5/9/25 Patrick Lester 5/9/25 State Advisory Council Post-Permanency Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Reorganization, Personnel Cuts Hit HHS and ACF Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Congress Considers Budget Cuts to Medicaid, Other Social Services Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Trump Administration Names New Leadership at ACF and the Children’s Bureau Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 AEI Releases Foster Care Liability Insurance Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 House Passes Recruiting Families Using Data Act Read More Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Kinship Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 3/5/25 Patrick Lester 3/5/25 State Advisory Council Kinship Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 3/4/25 Patrick Lester 3/4/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Foster and Adoptive Parent Recommendations Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 2024 Congressional Wrap-up Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 California’s Liability Insurance Crisis Grows Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Stop-gap Spending Bill Funds Federal Agencies through March 14 Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Biden Signs Native American Child Protection Act Into Law Read More Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Biden Signs Paris Hilton-backed Residential Care Bill Read More Patrick Lester 1/3/25 Patrick Lester 1/3/25 Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment and Retention Recommendations Read More Older Posts
Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Adoption-related Provisions in the “Big Beautiful” Budget Bill Read More
Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Trump 2026 Budget Proposes HHS Spending Cuts, But Not for Adoption Programs Read More
Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Post-Adoption Services Evaluation Grants Released Read More
Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Post-Adoption Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Patrick Lester 7/13/25 Senate Adoption Coalition Co-chairs Reintroduce Bills on Post-Adoption Services and Unregulated Custody Transfers Read More
Patrick Lester 5/9/25 Patrick Lester 5/9/25 State Advisory Council Post-Permanency Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Congress Considers Budget Cuts to Medicaid, Other Social Services Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Trump Administration Names New Leadership at ACF and the Children’s Bureau Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 AEI Releases Foster Care Liability Insurance Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 House Passes Recruiting Families Using Data Act Read More
Patrick Lester 4/2/25 Patrick Lester 4/2/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Kinship Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 3/4/25 Patrick Lester 3/4/25 VFA-Convened State Advisory Council Approves Foster and Adoptive Parent Recommendations Read More
Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Stop-gap Spending Bill Funds Federal Agencies through March 14 Read More
Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Biden Signs Native American Child Protection Act Into Law Read More
Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Patrick Lester 1/4/25 Biden Signs Paris Hilton-backed Residential Care Bill Read More
Patrick Lester 1/3/25 Patrick Lester 1/3/25 Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment and Retention Recommendations Read More
