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DCFS and United Way of SELA Launch Effort to Expand Workforce Training for SNAP Recipients
11.14.18 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) are partnering to help expand workforce training programs to recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in seven parishes in Southeast Louisiana.
DCFS Sets New Record for Adoptions from Foster Care
11.08.18 - 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
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.
Louisiana Fosters
Expanding the network of community and faith-based supports for foster parents was the focus of the second annual Louisiana Fosters event, hosted at the Governor's Mansion on September 21, 2018, by First Lady Donna Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
CASA, DCFS Partner in Recruitment Campaign for Volunteers, Foster Parents
08.08.18 - Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) are partnering in a recruitment campaign for CASA volunteers and foster parents.
Mandated Reporters
Mandated reporters are teachers, health practitioners, clergy, law enforcement, coaches and more who are required to report child abuse. Find out if you are a mandated reporter and complete a training to help spot and report child abuse.
Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)
The Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) is a new approach to improving foster care in Louisiana. QPI emphasizes the importance of the team approach -- foster parents, agency staff, and birth parents, working together to achieve the best outcomes for the child.
