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Children in Need of Forever Homes

We believe that every child has an urgent need and the right
to a safe and permanent family of his own.

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DCFS By The Numbers

For July 2024

SNAP
(FOOD STAMPS)

418,110

Households

CHILD
SUPPORT

$36,379,513

Collected

CHILD ABUSE
CASES

1,551

Investigations

FOSTER
CHILDREN

4,396

Served

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