DHR agents collect child support from absent parents. DHR inspectors look after the safety of your child's day care center, the restaurant where you have dinner, the laboratory that processes your blood sample, and your home's waste disposal system. Please use DHR's Web pages to find out more about these services and the many other ways we help to make Georgia a great place to live. The Board of Human Resources sets DHR policy and approves the department's goals and objectives. The 15-member board is appointed by the governor.
Members serve four-year terms.
The department is committed to improving the child welfare system, which is reflected in the new fiscal year budget requests for children's services to promote healthy development. A copy of the Proposed FY2002 DHR budget can be downloaded either as a PDF file or a Microsoft Word file for viewing and printing. 5 Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Office of Adoptions , formed to help find families for children in foster care with special needs who are available for adoption.