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Read. Follow. Verify.PEER Mentors Act of 2024
Record date · December 17, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill expands federal support for child welfare programs by officially including peer-to-peer mentoring services for caregivers, foster parents, and birth parents. It allows states to use federal family preservation and support funds to connect families in crisis with mentors who have personal experience navigating the child welfare system.
This legislation changes how states can spend federal child welfare grants, potentially increasing the availability of peer-support services for families involved in the foster care system.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Foster parents
They become eligible for peer-to-peer mentoring services funded through federal family support programs.
Birth parents
They may receive support from mentors with lived experience to assist in the reunification process.
State child welfare agencies
They must update their state plans to incorporate these new service categories to remain eligible for federal funding.
Key Facts
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Formalizing Peer Support
The bill represents a shift toward codifying 'lived experience' as a formal, fundable component of federal child welfare service delivery.
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