How Are Child Welfare Funds Spent?: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report

In FY2012, the last year data is available, states spent $28.2 billion on child welfare services, including $12.7 billion in federal funds, $10.9 billion in state funds, and $4.6 billion in local funds. States use this funding to provide services to children as they move through the child welfare system – services that range from family support services, to foster care, to residential placements. How much states spend on each service depends on the state’s child welfare philosophy, as well as what services the state may have available when the child enters the system.

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