CASA, DCFS Partner in Recruitment Campaign for Volunteers, Foster Parents
SERIES OF INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS TO BE HELD ACROSS THE STATE UPDATE, Sept. 4, 2018: The Sept. 6 meeting in Franklinton has been canceled due to inclement…
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State Launches Efforts to Extend Foster Care to Age 21
Annie E. Casey Foundation Partners with State to Shape Plan; About 175 Louisiana Foster Youth “Age Out” of Care Each Year BATON ROUGE – Gov. John…
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Read MoreDCFS Encourages Faith, Business, Community Groups to Join the Growing ‘Louisiana Fosters’ Movement
Resources available for foster caregivers listed on Louisiana Fosters website BATON ROUGE, La. – As National Foster Care Month comes to an end, the Louisiana Department…
Read MoreDCFS Launches New Foster Parent Recruitment Campaign during Foster Care Month
More foster parents needed for sibling groups, youth, medically fragile children BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is marking…
Read MoreDCFS Report Shows 77 Percent Increase in Juvenile Human Trafficking Victims Identified in 2017
Number of reported victims age 12 and under more than tripled since 2016 BATON ROUGE, La. – A 2018 report on human trafficking, including trafficking of…
Read MoreLouisiana’s Embrace of Quality Parenting and its Promise for Foster Children Focus of National Conference
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Louisiana’s embrace of the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI), and the fundamental shift it brings to the state’s foster care system, will be…
Read MoreFederal Cost of Living Adjustment Will Affect SNAP and Other Benefits Received Through DCFS
INCREASE IN INCOME WILL AFFECT ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS FOR SOME HOUSEHOLDS BATON ROUGE, La. – A federal cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security and veterans benefits…
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A Record 764 Children Were Adopted Out of Foster Care Over the Past Year www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/adopt
Read MoreNational Adoption Month
A Record 764 Children Were Adopted Out of Foster Care Over the Past Year https://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&nid=185&pnid=184&pid=375
Read MoreDCFS Celebrates Adoption Month with Annual Reception at Governor’s Mansion
MORE FAMILIES ADOPT MULTIPLE FOSTER CHILDREN, LEADING TO RECORD-BREAKING YEAR BATON ROUGE, La. – More Louisiana families took in multiple foster children or siblings, and more…
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