DCFS Celebrates Fourth Year of Record Number of Adoptions
Families and children honored at reception today BATON ROUGE – For a fourth consecutive year, more families have adopted Louisiana foster children than in the previous…
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Louisiana’s “Most Wanted” Features 18 Who Owe Nearly $866,000 in Child Support
BATON ROUGE — The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today released the names of 18 non-custodial parents who owe nearly $866,000 in past due…
Read MoreDCFS Celebrates November as Adoption Awareness Month
Events to raise awareness of need for foster and adoptive parents BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Families Services (DCFS) will host events…
Read MoreDCFS Pursues Disqualification of SNAP Recipients Who Misused Benefits During Outage
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced today it will seek to disqualify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who…
Read MoreFederal SNAP Program Changes Benefits
BATON ROUGE – As a result of the expiration of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has…
Read MoreDCFS Announces Increase in Performance Pay Adjustments
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will award four percent performance pay adjustments to eligible employees effective October 1st. The increases are the result…
Read MoreDCFS Collects Nearly $1.3 Million in Child Support Arrears From Casinos
September marks two years since casino intercept program launch BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has collected more than $1.2…
Read MoreDCFS Awarded More Than $8 million in Child Support Enforcement Incentives
Award will be invested in child support collection program BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services’ (DCFS) continued efforts to improve child…
Read MoreMandated Reporter Training Available on DCFS Website
BATON ROUGE -As a new Louisiana state law goes into effect on August 1, 2013, requiring mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect to undergo training,…
Read MoreAugust 1 Brings Changes to Louisiana Safe Haven Law
Babies up to 60-days-old can be relinquished at a safe haven BATON ROUGE – Effective August 1, a parent can use the Louisiana Safe Haven law…
Read MoreDCFS Implements Continuous Quality Improvement Team
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today announced the implementation of its Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) team. CQI is part…
Read MoreDCFS Announces Domestic Violence Funding
Allocations consider population, area served and quality of services BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is funding 18 domestic violence…
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