Mississippi joins Trump administration pilot ‘A Home for Every Child’

Mississippi announced it will participate in the Trump administration’s pilot initiative “A Home for Every Child,” a program described as supporting President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s executive order “Fostering the Future for American Children and Families.”

The announcement came in a social media post from state sources. The pilot initiative is presented as a federal effort to advance the goals set out in the executive order, which focuses on foster care, adoption and policies affecting children and families.

Federal pilot programs typically allow states to test new approaches to complex social services before wider implementation. State participation could affect coordination with local child welfare agencies and how services are delivered, though specific plans and timelines for Mississippi’s role were not provided.

Details in the announcement were limited. We will provide more information as it becomes available.