Adoption - A placement service which creates a new, legal family for a child. Area Director - That individual whose responsibility it is to oversee the total operations of one of the agency's five Area Offices.
Board members serve five-year terms and act as resources and advocates for the agency.
Child Abuse - 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. Child Placement Services - 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. Child Support Enforcement - 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. The division of the state Department of Human Resources which assists families and children in need to achieve healthy, stable lives by offering an array of services, benefit programs and support designed to protect, assist and promote self-sufficiency and independence.