§12333 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

§12333 Establishment of Programs

Title 42 › Chapter 127— COORDINATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES › Subchapter I— ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND AWARDING OF GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS › Part B— Grants for State and Community Programs for Children, Youth, and Families › § 12333

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commissioner must give grants to every State to improve planning and expand supportive services for children, youth, and families. These grants fund services that help children develop, prevent problems, and fix problems when they happen. They must make sure kids and families have safe places to live, good physical and mental health care, help so children are ready for school, strong educational chances, job training and apprenticeships, chances for community service and a say in decisions that affect them, and a range of civic, cultural, and recreational activities that build self-esteem and community ties. The Commissioner must also award competitive grants to States to create family resource programs, including family support centers. These programs must help families stay together and thrive by teaching parenting skills, helping families use formal and informal supports, building support networks, and linking with other local resources without duplicating them.

Title 42, §12333

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The Commissioner shall make grants—

(1)in each State under section 12337 of this title to improve State planning and coordination of services, and under section 12338 of this title to expand supportive services, in order to promote the availability of developmental, preventive, and remedial services to children, youth and their families that are designed to ensure—

(A)adequate and safe physical shelter whether in their own homes or, if necessary, in out-of-home programs;

(B)high quality physical and mental health care;

(C)the enhancement of the development of children to ensure that children enter school prepared and ready to learn;

(D)highest quality educational opportunity;

(E)effective training and apprenticeships to increase the likelihood of employment;

(F)opportunities for community service and productive employment, and for participation by children and youth in decisions affecting the lives of such children and youth; and

(G)a wide range of civic, cultural, and recreational activities that recognize young individuals as resources and promote self-esteem and a sense of community; and

(2)to States on a competitive basis under section 12339 11 See References in Text note below. of this title to establish family resource programs (including family support centers) in order to enhance the ability of families to remain together and to thrive through the provision of community based services that—

(A)promote and build family and parenting skills;

(B)promote and assist families in the use of formal and informal family support services;

(C)create a support network to strengthen and reinforce good parenting; and

(D)are closely linked with, but not duplicative of, other community resources.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 12339 of this title, referred to in par. (2), was repealed by Pub. L. 103–252, title IV, § 401(b)(1), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 672.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101–501, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1990 Amendment note under section 8621 of this title.

§12333 Establishment of Programs

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Title 42, §12333

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