The individual whose responsibility it is to guide, direct and oversee all aspects of the agency's functioning from facilities and finance to programs and personnel. A placement service which creates a new, legal family for a child. That individual whose responsibility it is to oversee the total operations of one of the agency's five Area Offices. A seven-member body nominated by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and approved by the Commissioner of the state Department of Human Resources which oversees personnel actions and the dispersal of state and county funds in support of agency programs.
Board members serve five-year terms and act as resources and advocates for the agency.
A condition in which children are victims of or at risk of neglect, abandonment, physical or emotional mistreatment to the extent that their safety is compromised. That branch of the Foster Care Program which places a child in agency custody in a family foster home, child care institution, group home or with relatives based on the needs of the child and the availability of appropriate resources. A broad range of short and long-term services provided for the protection and safety of minor children including child care, homemaker services and ongoing supervision in cooperation with parents and guardians which has as its goal keeping families intact. The office within the Department of Family and Children Services which is responsible for pursuing the payment of child support by absent parents of children receiving TANF benefits. Day Care Subsidized, quality childcare that allows parents to pursue academic or vocational training which their children are cared for in a supervised and controlled setting.