Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 - Title I: Foster Care and Residential Care of Infants and Young Children Abandoned in Hospitals - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for demonstration projects to: (1) prevent the abandonment of infants and young children; (2) identify and address the needs of abandoned infants and young children, particularly those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); (3) assist them, particularly those with AIDS, to reside with their natural families or in foster families, as appropriate; (4) recruit, train, and retain foster families; (5) carry out residential care programs; (6) carry out respite care programs for families and foster families of infants and children with AIDS; and (7) recruit and train health and social services personnel to work with such families and residential programs. Sets forth grant agreement and application requirements. Provides for technical assistance for grantees and applicants. Directs the Secretary, directly or through contracts, to provide for evaluations of such projects and dissemination of information developed as a r…