Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency that supports family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.
Child Care Resources is a listing of local child care resource and referral organizations that help parents locate and choose quality child care by providing referrals to local child care providers, information on state licensing requirements, availability of child care subsidies, and other information.
Family and Youth Services Bureau promotes positive outcomes for children, Youth, and families by supporting a wide range of comprehensive services that focus on reducing risks by strengthening families and communities and helping Youth thrive. Programs include services for runaway and homeless Youth, victims of family violence, children of prisoners, and other at-risk Youth.
NC Head Start and Early Head Start are national programs that provide comprehensive developmental services for low income children from birth to age five, as well as social services for their families.
National Runaway Switchboard helps keep America's runaway and at-risk Youth safe and off the streets. Youth can call 1-800-RUNAWAY if they are thinking of running from home, if they have a friend who has run away and is looking for help, or if they are a runaway ready to go home through the Home Free program.
National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program that provides free and reduced-cost lunches to eligible schoolchildren nationwide. The program is operated in over 101,000 public and non-profit private schools and residential child care facilities, and it provides nutritionally balanced lunches to more than 30.5 million children each day.
School Breakfast Program is a federal entitlement program that provides states with cash assistance to offer free and reduced-cost breakfasts to eligible schoolchildren nationwide. The program is operated in more than 85,000 public and non-profit private schools and residential child care facilities.
Summer Food Service Program SFSP) provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow throughout the summer months when they are out of school. SFSP helps children to maintain a nutritious diet and helps their families to stretch their food dollars during the summer months.
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (WIC) is a special nutrition program that provides supplemental foods, nutrition counseling, and access to health services for low-income women, infants, and children under the age of five.