Congressional Resource Program
The Congressional Resource Program (CRP) is CCAI’s primary initiative for providing objective, relevant information to educate policymakers on key issues related to adoption, child welfare, and family permanency both domestically and internationally. Through congressional briefings and focus events, policy reports, roundtable conversations, and legislative alerts, CCAI provides helpful information to federal policymakers to identify and remove policy and practice barriers that hinder children from being part of a permanent family.
Congressional Opportunities
- Contact CCAI with specific adoption and foster care policy questions.
- Circulate information about adoption or foster care legislation through CCAI's congressional listserv.
- Learn more about specific adoption and child welfare legislation and policy through our online resources including: our legislation list, legislative and policy reports, facts and statistics, and domestic and international policy resources.
- Consult with CCAI for adoption or child welfare hearing or briefing witness recommendations.
- Check out more Ways to Engage.
Our Events
119th New Congress Forum on Child Welfare
February 25, 2025
The 119th New Congress Forum on Child Welfare is an educational forum to resource Members of Congress and their staff on current permanency issues related to children and families domestically and internationally relevant to the new Congress. Issues include adoption, permanency for older youth, post-permanency family supports, kinship care and foster care, family strengthening, system improvements, and global child protection.
To learn more about how to utilize the Congressional Resource Program contact CCAI Policy Director Toria Parsons at [email protected].
