Overview
- President Donald Trump signed the executive order at the White House, formalizing First Lady Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future initiative as an interagency program.
- HHS must update regulations, modernize state child‑welfare information systems, deploy predictive analytics and AI for caregiver recruitment and matching, and publish an annual state scorecard of outcomes.
- The order directs creation of an online platform to help current and former foster youth assess needs, find eligible services, and generate customized plans for self‑sufficiency.
- Education supports expand through increased flexibility in Education and Training Vouchers for short‑term credential programs and by facilitating state use of tax‑credited scholarship donations for foster children.
- Initial commitments include an HHS pilot to donate decommissioned federal laptops, Treasury and HUD financial‑literacy roundtables with findings due in spring 2026, and new OPM Pathways hiring opportunities with a dedicated applicant portal.