The following alert has been issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Catholic agencies provide important social services to vulnerable people and families, including in the areas of adoption and foster care.  In order to continue to offer care to people in need, the Church must be free to operate in accordance with her convictions.
 
A 2016 regulation from Health and Human Services (HHS) threatened to shut out faith-based social service providers, including adoption and foster care agencies that respect a child’s right to a mother and a father. To restrict faith-based organizations’ work by infringing on religious freedom is unfair and serves no one, especially the children in need of these services.  The Trump Administration has proposed a change to the 2016 rule, which would give faith-based agencies the space to continue to serve.
 
When there are over 400,000 children in foster care, we need to take steps to increase – not decrease – their opportunities to be placed with safe and loving families.  Join the USCCB in urging the Administration to adopt the proposed rule change.  Take action today!

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