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Department of Children and Family Services (DSS or DCFS) is a state agency of Louisiana. It deals with child welfare, adoption, and family services. It replaced the former Department of Social Services (DSS). [1]
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to afterschool programs. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reauthorized 21st CCLC in 2002, transferring the administration of the grants from the U.S. Department of Education to the state education agencies. Each state ...
Alexandria Welcome Sign on Louisiana Highway 28 West. Rotary International Clock (1916), with Alexandria City Hall (constructed 1963) in the background. Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat and largest city of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2]
On January 2, 1860, the college opened with five professors and 19 cadets. In March 1860, the school's name was changed to Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy (le Lycee Scientifique et Militaire de l'Etat de la Louisiane). The state's general assembly allowed for as many as 150 cadets, with scholarships for boarding expenses.
Masonic Home for Children is located in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. It was built in 1925 by Louisiana Masons and added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1987. The home was closed in 1994 and the 70-acre site remained vacant.
The nonprofit organization was founded in 1989 [1] by Sharon Darling as the National Center for Family Literacy. [2] The mission of the NCFL is "to eradicate poverty through educational solutions" and resources that "empower" families. [1] The organization seeks to alter generational poverty by uniting parents and their children as learners ...
Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSU of Alexandria or LSUA, formerly Louisiana State University at Alexandria [3]) is a public college in Alexandria, Louisiana. It offers undergraduate degrees in numerous disciplines. The university is a unit of the LSU System and operates under the auspices of the Louisiana Board of Regents. [4]
Louisiana Highway 8 passes through the center of town, leading east 2 miles (3 km) to U.S. Route 71 and south 12 miles (19 km) to Boyce. Alexandria is 26 miles (42 km) to the southeast. According to the United States Census 2010 , Colfax has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km 2 ), or 0.54%, is water.