Responsibilities
The Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) is responsible for:
- Welfare and employment support
- Protecting children
- Foster care and other services, which strengthen families
The DFCS is the part of the Department of Human Resources that:
- Investigates child abuse
- Finds foster homes for abused and neglected children
- Helps low income out-of-work parents get back on their feet
- Assists with childcare costs for low income parents who are working or in job training
- Provides numerous support services and innovative programs to help troubled families