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Welcome to the National Family Preservation Network

NFPNOur mission is to serve as the primary national voice for the preservation of families through Intensive Family Preservation and Reunification Services (IFPS & IFRS). NFPN has developed a comprehensive fatherhood initiative, because fathers are an integral part of families. We believe that children deserve to remain safely with their families when possible, and that all efforts must be made to reunite children with their families, when it is safe to do so.

NFPN provides the vision, leadership, training, tools, and resources to assist policy makers and practitioners to build on a family's strengths and to preserve family bonds so children can be protected and nurtured at home.

Please take a little time to read through our Web site. Below you will find some of our current articles and news stories, or watch our short introduction video. Thank you.

 
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Restore PSSF Funding PDF Print E-mail

Restore PSSF Funding

The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (PSSF) is the primary federal funding vehicle for family preservation and reunification. The PSSF funding is critical because it is the only designated source of federal funds available for preservation and reunification.

Annual base funding for PSSF is $305 million a year plus an additional $40 million for grant-funded substance abuse programs and workforce initiatives. Discretionary funds for the current fiscal year have been cut by over 25%—from $89 to $63 million. Because the cuts take effect this year, it means that PSSF funded programs will likely have to cut their budgets to absorb the loss of funding. If your program receives any money through PSSF funds, then it will be affected by these cuts.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Olympia Snowe have drafted a letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee requesting restoration of discretionary funds to the PSSF program. They are inviting all senators to sign onto their letter by the deadline of April 1.

All of us can support this effort by calling our two senators’ offices in Washington, D.C., this week and leaving the following message: Please join Senators Rockefeller and Snowe by signing onto their letter requesting the Appropriations Subcommittee to restore PSSF discretionary funding. The deadline for signing onto the letter is April 1.

This is a wonderful opportunity for our voice to be heard in support of family preservation and reunification. Let’s make good use of it by contacting our senators this week!

For reference when contacting your two senators, please download and read the Rockefeller/Snowe letter:

pdf Rockefeller/Snowe Letter - Click to Download 1.53 Mb
 
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