Alex J. Adams

HHS

@ACF_Adams

Assistant Secretary for @ACFHHS | MAHA 🇺🇸

Joined December 2025

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Alex J. Adams @ACF_Adams 5d

We are making progress on all three of these goals but have a ways to go. I am thankful for the state partners that have helped create the momentum for us to be successful

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When @ACF_Adams looks back on his time leading ACF, he hopes to see three lasting changes.

✅ A home for every child, with foster homes ready and waiting for kids who need them.
✅ An end to the orphan tax so foster youth can keep their Social Security survivor benefits.
✅ Less red tape so federal resources can reach the front lines.

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Alex J. Adams @ACF_Adams 6d

39 states have now stopped diverting survivor benefits! Grateful for North Carolina joining the right side of history. For the remaining 11 states, there’s never a wrong time to do the right thing.

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Thanks to the leadership of @NC_Governor, North Carolina is the 39th state to end the “orphan tax.” Now, the state will preserve federal benefits for foster youth.

Just 11 more states to go!

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Alex J. Adams @ACF_Adams Nov 3

It’s time to elevate our expectations for states. No child should be waiting on a safe, loving home because a form sits on a bureaucrat’s desk

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Faster, more reliable out-of-state child abuse and neglect registry checks can help expedite the licensing process for foster, kin, and adoptive families.

A new ACF policy brief explains the federal requirements and practical steps states can take to speed up the approval process while protecting children's safety.

Read more: acf.gov/cb/policy-guid…

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Alex J. Adams @ACF_Adams Oct 31

Happy Halloween!

Alex J. Adams @ACF_Adams Oct 26

12 states to go.

ACF Verified account @ACFHHS Oct 26

Hawaii announced their commitment to preserving survivor benefits for foster youth.

Social Security survivor benefits can be a critical lifeline for children aging out of foster care, and often represent the last, or only, financial support a deceased parent can provide to their child.

“I applaud Governor Green for continually prioritizing the best interest of foster youth and encourage the remaining states who continue to steal from orphans to do right by these children who need our support and protection the most.”—@ACF_Adams

Learn more: humanservices.hawaii.gov/hawaii-reaffir…

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