DCFS Recruiting Additional Foster Families
Especially recruiting family who can take larger sibling groups or children with special needs BATON ROUGE – This month, more than 4,300 children will be served…
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DCFS Launches Investigation into Suspected SNAP Fraud
NEW IBERIA – On May 7th, nearly 500 people went to the local Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) office to apply for replacement SNAP…
Read More14 Deadbeat Parents Top List of DCFS’s Most Wanted
2015 POSTER FEATURES 14 NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS WHO OWE MORE THAN $10,000 IN CHILD SUPPORT BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)…
Read MoreDCFS Commended for Child Support Collections
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has been lauded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for…
Read More“Home for the Holidays” Supports Adoption From Foster Care
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced today a special holiday program focusing on adoption from foster care that will…
Read MoreChild Support Round Up Nets $57,000 in Lafayette Parish
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), in collaboration with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO), collected more than $57,000 in unpaid…
Read MoreDCFS Warns of Possible Phone Scam
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is warning the public of a potential scam that has been reported in the…
Read MoreLouisiana One of Four States Awarded Grant to Address Child Trafficking
LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON CHILD WELFARE BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), HP Serve and LouisianaChildren.org have been…
Read MoreKim Glapion-Bertrand Appointed DCFS Deputy Secretary of Programs
BATON ROUGE – The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has announced that Kim Glapion-Bertrand will serve as Deputy Secretary of Programs. As Deputy Secretary…
Read MoreDCFS Hosts 16th Annual Adoption Reception at the Governor’s Mansion
November is National Adoption Awareness Month BATON ROUGE – Despite cold temperatures, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today held its 16th Annual Adoption…
Read MoreEleven Louisiana Residents Sentenced to Public Assistance Benefits Fraud
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services announces the convictions of 11 Louisiana residents who fraudulently received more than $81,000 in Supplemental…
Read MoreFormer DCFS Audit Director Sentenced Today
BATON ROUGE – Delrice Augustus, former director of the Bureau of Auditing and Compliance Services for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), was…
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