UPDATE: DCFS Offices Reopening to Public with Limited Capacity
Clients encouraged to continue to access services electronically, by phone DCFS offices will reopen to the public today (Friday, May 15, 2020), with a 25% capacity…
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Year: 2020
Louisiana to Feed as Many as 600,000+ Students Whose Schools Closed in Pandemic
Families of Children Who Normally Receive Free or Reduced-Price Meals at School May Apply Starting Monday, May 18 BATON ROUGE – Louisiana has received approval from the…
Read MoreDCFS Partners with Louisiana 211 to Provide Information about Resources, Services to Kinship Caregivers
Dial 211 or Text KINSHIPLA to 898-211 BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with Louisiana 211 to provide kinship…
Read MoreSupplemental SNAP Benefits to be Issued to Many Louisiana Households on Tuesday
Other Changes Include Suspended Work Requirements, Extended Deadlines BATON ROUGE – Many Louisiana households who received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in March will see…
Read MoreDCFS Child Support Enforcement Services Still Available
Noncustodial Parents, Employers Encouraged to Make Payments Electronically BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Child Support Enforcement staff continues to…
Read MoreDCFS Offices Instituting Remote Work Starting Today
Call Lines, Services Still Available, including Food Assistance Application Online BATON ROUGE – Due to community spread of the novel coronavirus in New Orleans, and in response…
Read MoreWaiver Granted for Some Louisiana Parishes as New Federal Rule Brings Work Requirements for Some SNAP Recipients Beginning April 1
Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Need to Know Their Options for Retaining Benefits BATON ROUGE – A new rule that takes effect April 1 will require some…
Read MoreSouthern University Law Center, DCFS enter poverty innovation project
During its February meeting, the Southern University Board of Supervisors approved a partnership with the Southern University Law Center (SULC) and the Department of Children and…
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