New Resources and Opportunities – May 2026

Check out resources and opportunities from Family Voices and our partners. Resources from Family Voices’ policy team are in both English and Spanish, with more languages in development. Partner resources are mainly in English.

Generation O

• Generation O, The National Organization for Opioid-Exposed Children, is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children exposed to opioids during pregnancy, and the families raising them. Through caregiver education, online learning, peer support, and community connection, Generation O serves more than 8,000 caregivers nationwide. The organization focuses on the long-term developmental, sensory, behavioral, and nervous system impacts that can emerge following prenatal opioid exposure, helping families and professionals better understand and support these often-overlooked children. Learn more at org.

Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)

• Estimating the Reach of the High Unemployment Exception to Medicaid Work Requirements: A new KFF analysis estimated the reach of the high unemployment exception. As states prepare to implement Medicaid work requirements by January 2027, most of the states subject to work requirements (42 states and the District of Columbia) are planning to adopt an optional hardship exception for Medicaid expansion enrollees and applicants living in counties with high unemployment rates.

Child Trends

• Child Welfare Agencies Are Relying Less on Social Services Block Grant Funds: In state fiscal year (SFY) 2022, child welfare agencies across the country spent $1.5 billion in Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) funds, which agencies can use to promote self-sufficiency, prevent or remedy child maltreatment, reduce inappropriate use of institutional care, and more. According to recent Child Trends analysis, SSBG spending by child welfare agencies has decreased by 24 percent over the past decade.
• Child Welfare Agencies Are Using Fewer TANF Funds: While Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is commonly known as a cash assistance program for families with low incomes, it also has other uses. For example, child welfare agencies across the country use TANF as a flexible source of funding for child welfare activities. According to recent Child Trends analysis, in state fiscal year (SFY) 2022, child welfare agencies spent $2.9 billion in TANF funds—a 13 percent decrease over the past decade and a 6 percent decline since SFY 2020.

Family Voices

• Check out Family Voices’ framework for youth and family engagement. The evidence-based framework includes three main areas of focus:
  • The context and environment for engagement
  • The flow of information and how power is shared
  • Planning, assessing and improving engagement in four domains

Family Voices Public Policy: Family Voices regularly releases new policy materials. Stay tuned to our Public Policy page to read our new resources.

• Check out our new resource on supporting caregivers in English and Spanish.