Help us protect Louisiana's children. Report Child Abuse & Neglect: 1-855-4LA-KIDS (1-855-452-5437) toll-free, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Kinship Navigator
The Kinship Navigator Program (KNP) serves as an information and referral network for kinship caregivers who are providing full-time care to children other than their own.
DCFS Hiring Fairs
DCFS has open positions across the State of Louisiana. Join us at one of our fall hiring fairs to learn how DCFS helps keep children safe and helps individuals and families become self-sufficient!
DCFS and First Lady Donna Edwards Celebrate 700 Adoptions from Foster Care
DCFS marked National Adoption Month with its first in-person Adoption Celebration since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating the 538 families who adopted 700 children and youth from foster care during the past year.
Support & Report
VIA LINK offers the Louisiana Parent Line. Specialists offer emotional support, de-escalation, crisis intervention, and plans for coping. 833-LA-CHILD (833-522-4453)
If you know a Louisiana child is being abused or neglected, call toll-free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All calls are confidential. 855-4LA-KIDS (855-452-5437)
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For December 2022
SNAP
(FOOD STAMPS)
452,455
Households
CHILD
SUPPORT
$31,643,612
Collected
CHILD ABUSE
CASES
1,942
Investigations
FOSTER
CHILDREN
3,933
Served