Talk:Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

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Created 10.23.2010 Janedubs (talk) 16:02, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

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The first thing that I noticed was the massive list of links. It is important to remember that Wikipedia is not a repository of links. If the organizations are notable enough to be mentioned, they should actually be described in prose form. If they aren't notable enough to be mentioned (which most are probably not), they shouldn't be linked to at all. At the very least, I think you should cut down the list and move it to the External Links section.

Here are some questions that I think should be answered by this article (that aren't yet):
 * What is a "tribe" in this context?
 * How will the plan reduce deficits?
 * What will the $323 million in direct spending go towards?
 * When was the bill introduced to the House / Senate?

One other thing to keep in mind is that the lead paragraph should summarize information that is present in the body of the article. Thus, information that appears in the lead should be repeated or elaborated upon somewhere in the body of the text. The relevant guideline is WP:LEAD.

Hope this helps! Feel free to leave a note here, on my talk page, or via email if you need anything else. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 03:42, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

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Addition of information on the implementation of this act on the state level
Since this act was passed in 2008 on the federal level, many states have passed their own acts that have created their own versions of extended foster care. California was one of the first to implement a new law (AB12) in 2010 that created an extended foster care program that provided extensive support past ILP services, including financial assistance until age 21. The amount of assistant offered to foster youth varies from state to state, and some states still do not have a fully implemented program in place. The "Future of the Legislation" section should perhaps be removed and replaced with a section on the implementation of the act.

Additionally, although the article states that the federal government has said this act will decrease deficits, it is from my personal experience in the AB12 program in California that the inefficiencies associated with plenty of red tape have caused substantial unnecessary spending. For example, nonminor dependents who move from the original county they entered the system in must be visited by a social worker from that county every month, regardless of where they move. Instead of simply transferring the cases over to the new county, social workers are forced to fly all over the country to see their clients, which results in a waste of money, time and quality of aid. That being said, it is perhaps wise to also include the spending and savings of individual state programs since the implementation of this act is almost completely at the state level.

Alinster17 (talk) 04:22, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Expansion of the first bullet of "Changes" Section
The first bullet under "Changes" is rather vague. It does not explicitly state that the federal government is awarding grants to programs who have implemented one or more of the required goals (see for more info). The wording saying that it "allow[s] all states the option provide kinship guardianship assistance payments" is also a bit misleading since these grants (24 in total) were awarded to individual centers and programs in cities, such as United Way of California, Pasadena. Alinster17 (talk) 04:43, 30 October 2016 (UTC)