{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s621","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f621.","heading":"Purpose","text":"\u00a7\u202f621.\nPurpose\nThe purpose of this subpart is to promote State flexibility in the development and expansion of a coordinated child and family services program that utilizes community-based agencies and ensures all children are raised in safe, loving families, by\u2014\n(1) protecting and promoting the welfare of all children;\n(2) preventing the neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children;\n(3) supporting at-risk families through services which allow children, where appropriate, to remain safely with their families or return to their families in a timely manner;\n(4) promoting the safety, permanence, and well-being of children in foster care and adoptive families; and\n(5) providing training, professional development and support to ensure a well-qualified child welfare workforce.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s621.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s621","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f621."},{"t":"heading","text":"Purpose","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The purpose of this subpart is to promote State flexibility in the development and expansion of a coordinated child and family services program that utilizes community-based agencies and ensures all children are raised in safe, loving families, by\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s621/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" protecting and promoting the welfare of all children;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s621/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" preventing the neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s621/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" supporting at-risk families through services which allow children, where appropriate, to remain safely with their families or return to their families in a timely manner;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s621/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" promoting the safety, permanence, and well-being of children in foster care and adoptive families; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s621/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" providing training, professional development and support to ensure a well-qualified child welfare workforce.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}