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Federal Cost of Living Adjustment Will Affect SNAP and Other Benefits Received Through DCFS
December 15, 2022
Benefits under the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP), Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, will be decreasing for some Louisiana residents in 2023, due to a federal cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security and veteran’s benefits.
Kinship Navigator
December 07, 2022
The Kinship Navigator Program (KNP) serves as an information and referral network for kinship caregivers who are providing full-time care to children other than their own.
DCFS Hiring Fairs in Alexandria and Shreveport Rescheduled for January
November 30, 2022
11.30.2022 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is announcing new dates for its hiring fairs originally scheduled for December 1 in Alexandria and December 7 in Shreveport.
DCFS Urges SNAP, P-EBT Recipients to Monitor Purchases, Strengthen PINs After Possible Card Skimmer Activity in Sabine Parish
November 22, 2022
11.22.2022 - The Department of Children and Family Services is urging recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Pandemic EBT benefits to monitor their purchases and consider resetting their PINs after possible card skimmer activity occurred in Sabine Parish this week.
DCFS Hiring Fairs
November 09, 2022
DCFS has open positions across the State of Louisiana. Join us at one of our fall hiring fairs to learn how DCFS helps keep children safe and helps individuals and families become self-sufficient!
DCFS and First Lady Donna Edwards Celebrate 700 Adoptions from Foster Care
November 03, 2022
DCFS marked National Adoption Month with its first in-person Adoption Celebration since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating the 538 families who adopted 700 children and youth from foster care during the past year.
DCFS and First Lady Donna Edwards Celebrate 700 Adoptions from Foster Care with Event at Governor’s Mansion
November 03, 2022
11.3.2022 - DCFS will mark National Adoption Month today (Thursday, November 3) with its first in-person Adoption Celebration since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating the 538 families who adopted 700 children and youth from foster care during the past year.
DCFS Announces Hiring Fairs Statewide This Fall
October 13, 2022
10.13.2022 - DCFS is hosting hiring fairs this fall for open positions throughout the state in its Child Welfare and Family Support divisions.
Federal Cost-of-Living Adjustments Increase SNAP Benefits
September 30, 2022
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will see an increase in their monthly household allotment beginning October 1, 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new cost-of-living adjustments.
Louisiana DCFS Assistant Secretary is Speaking at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
September 28, 2022
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Assistant Secretary of Family Support Shavana Howard is taking part in the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Wednesday, September 28. Howard is part of the discussion focused on “Improving food access and affordability.”