Administration for Children and Families

Administration for Children & Families
Administration/Office overview
FormedApril 15, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-04-15)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersMary E. Switzer Memorial Building
Washington, D.C., United States
Administration/Office executives
  • January Contreras, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families
  • Rebecca Jones Gaston, Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)
Parent departmentU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Websitewww.acf.hhs.gov Edit this at Wikidata

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families.[1] It has a $49 billion budget for 60 programs that target children, youth and families.[2] These programs include assistance with welfare, child support enforcement, adoption assistance, foster care, child care, and child abuse. The agency employs approximately 1,700 staff, including 1,200 federal employees and 500 contractors, where 60% are based in Washington, DC, with the remaining in regional offices located in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City (Missouri), Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle.[3]

  1. ^ "Leadership". www.acf.hhs.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ ACF Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget: Budget Information Archived August 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "ACF History". www.acf.hhs.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.