Connecticut HB05004 establishes a grant program for caregivers, enhances child welfare services, and improves accountability and transparency in.

Connecticut HB05004 creates a grant program to provide financial assistance to caregivers for necessities such as clothing, food, and safety-related purchases for children. It mandates the Commissioner of Children and Families to develop an application process, eligibility criteria, guidelines for grant expenditure, and a distribution formula. The bill also requires the establishment of a prospective social worker internship program and a public awareness campaign to educate the public about child welfare services.

Connecticut HB05004 establishes a grant program for caregivers, enhances child welfare services, and improves accountability and transparency in.

Connecticut HB05004 creates a grant program to provide financial assistance to caregivers for necessities such as clothing, food, and safety-related purchases for children. It mandates the Commissioner of Children and Families to develop an application process, eligibility criteria, guidelines for grant expenditure, and a distribution formula. The bill also requires the establishment of a prospective social worker internship program and a public awareness campaign to educate the public about child welfare services.