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DCFS Partners with Louisiana 211 to Provide Information about Resources, Services to Kinship Caregivers
April 23, 2020
04.23.2020 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with Louisiana 211 to provide kinship caregivers easy access to information about resources and services available to help them and their families.
DCFS Secretary Recognized as Angels in Adoption Honoree at National Event in Washington, D.C.
November 14, 2019
11.14.19 - Secretary Marketa Garner Walters of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was honored (Nov. 14, 2019) in Washington, D.C., as a 2019 Angels in Adoption® award recipient for her outstanding advocacy for adoption from foster care.
DCFS Receives National Award for Excellence in Adoptions
November 12, 2019
11.12.19 - The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Child Welfare Division an adoption excellence award for systemic change in foster care and adoption.
893 Louisiana Children Adopted from Foster Care Last Year, the Second Highest on Record
November 07, 2019
11.07.19 - DCFS held its 21st Annual Adoption Celebration at the Governor's Mansion today (Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019) to celebrate the 893 children who found loving, permanent homes with 661 families during the 2019 federal fiscal year (FFY).
Louisiana to Receive National Award for Work in Adoption
October 04, 2019
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is one of 12 recipients being recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its work to increase the number of foster children placed in permanent homes.
DCFS Launches New Recruitment Campaign for Foster Parents for Teens
May 15, 2019
DCFS is launching a new recruitment campaign for foster parents for teens. The campaign, launching amid National Foster Care Month, is part of the Department's ongoing commitment to improve outcomes for youth in foster care by increasing permanency and connections before they transition to adulthood.
Louisiana Should Extend Foster Care to Age 21 for All Youth, Task Force Recommends
February 20, 2019
All Louisiana youth in foster care on their 18th birthday should be eligible to remain in care until they turn 21, a legislatively-created panel responsible for studying the issue said in a new report.
DCFS Sets New Record for Adoptions from Foster Care
November 08, 2018
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is celebrating another record-breaking year of adoptions from foster care as families gather at Istrouma Baptist Church this afternoon for the state's 20th Annual Adoption Celebration.
DCFS Awarded $3M Grant to Expand Services for Transition-Age Foster Youth
October 23, 2018
10.23.18 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has been awarded a $3 million grant from Youth Villages to expand services for transition-age foster youth.
Second Annual Louisiana Fosters Event to Focus on Expanding Supports to Foster Parents
September 21, 2018
09.21.18 - Expanding the network of community and faith-based supports for foster parents is the focus of the second annual Louisiana Fosters event, hosted at the Governor's Mansion today by First Lady Donna Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.