John Sciamanna
View more First Focus resources related to this Contributor...
Lawmakers: Make TANF Work for Children
Cara Baldari, John Sciamanna | September 26, 2016 |
Youth Today 9/21/16 The verdict is out: 20 years later, the only federal cash assistance program for low-income families desperately needs an overhaul. In …
To Make TANF Truly Effective, Put Kids Front and Center
Cara Baldari, First Focus Campaign for Children, John Sciamanna | August 16, 2016 |
Editor’s Note: This post was co-authored by Cara Baldari of First Focus and John Sciamanna of The Child Welfare League of America. The only …
Federal Fiscal Year 2015 President’s Request
John Sciamanna, State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | March 11, 2014 |
This chart authored by John Sciamanna details the federal budget in key children’s and child welfare areas.
Reunification of Foster Children with their Families
John Sciamanna, State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | November 1, 2013 |
This brief, authored by John Sciamanna, discusses reunification of foster children with their families. It describes some of the challenges of reunification and reunification …
The Reauthorization of the Adoption Incentive Fund: Opportunities to Expand Reinvestment of State Funds into Child Welfare Services
John Sciamanna, State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | August 29, 2013 |
This fall, Congress is likely to reauthorize the adoption incentives program, a federal fund that awards states annually if they succeed in increasing the …