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This includes child protective services, adoption and foster care services, and juvenile justice services. It also manages the licensing and regulation of facilities involved in the foster care and day care systems, performs background investigations of child care providers, and investigates incidents of potential child abuse or neglect.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government responsible for child protective services. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As of June 2019 [update] , Marc Smith is the acting Director of Children and Family Services.
The Office of Child Care (OCC) is a division of the US Executive Branch under the Administration for Children and Families and the Department of Health and Human Services. [1]: 597 It was officially formed in 2010 and replaced the former Child Care Bureau, which was itself established under the Administration on Children, Youth and Families in ...
Milwaukee homes to be built through early 2026. The Milwaukee project is being financed with a $4.5 million state grant provided through federal American Rescue Plan Act money; a $1 million ...
Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit is a way that the federal government helps put money directly back in the pockets of working families. If you have to pay for care for your children or ...
ACF's direct predecessor, the Family Support Administration, was created in 1986 by bringing together six existing major programs within HHS. [5] ACF was created in its present form on April 15, 1991, by merging the Office of Human Development Services, the Family Support Administration, and the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program.
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago was founded in 1860 as the Chicago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum. In addition to housing orphans and other dependent children, the Asylum provided day care services for working mothers. In 1931, the Chicago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum moved into a building at 2800 West Foster Avenue.