Darin LaHood: “States across the country have been returning unused Chafee…”

“And as Chairman of the Work and Welfare Subcommittee, one of my priorities has been how do we modernize the Chaffey Foster Care program? Last January, we received a troubling report from the Government Accountability Office, which found States across the country have been returning unused Chafee funds since 2007 despite the need from foster youth. In 2023 alone, more than 30 states returned 8.9 million in unused funds. Over the past year, a bipartisan group of members of this committee has been working to develop …” (07:41–07:55)

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