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DCFS Awarded $1 Million for Increasing Adoptions of Children in Foster Care
September 17, 2010
09.17.10 - The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) has been awarded more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for increasing the number children in the state's foster care system that were placed into permanent adoptive homes.
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Louisiana’s Disaster Food Stamp Pre-Application Receives National Award
August 30, 2010
08.30.10 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received the 2010 Recognition Award for Excellence in Human Services Information Technology Award for the DSNAP pre-application program, which allows low- to moderate-income Louisiana residents who think they could be impacted by a disaster to pre-apply for benefits online or by phone.
DCFS Partners Launch State's First Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Program Five Years after Hurricane Katrina
August 27, 2010
08.27.10 - As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has launched the Louisiana Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Program (LNEPP) in the New Orleans neighborhoods of Holly Grove and Central City.
DCFS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Receives Awards for Accuracy and Quality in Food Benefits
August 20, 2010
08.20.10- The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services' (DCFS) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recently received the USDA's Food and Nutrition Services' Program Integrity Award and the Quality Control Star Award for the its commitment to payment accuracy and excellence in quality control in issuing SNAP benefits (formerly called Food Stamps).
Nomination Period for Third Round of Innovation in Louisiana Government Fellowship Extended to August 27
August 16, 2010
08.16.10 - The nomination period for the third round of the Department of Children and Family Services' (DCFS) Innovation in Louisiana Government (ILG) Fellowship has been extended through Friday, August 27.
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Residents Encouraged to Pre-Apply for Disaster Food Assistance as Tropical Depression Expected to Impact Louisiana
August 11, 2010
08.11.10 - With a Tropical Depression expected to impact Louisiana within the next 48 hours, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is encouraging residents to prepare by pre-applying online for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (DSNAP), formerly called Disaster Food Stamps.
Summer temperatures peak, Children left unattended in cars at risk for serious illness and death
August 11, 2010
08.11.10 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services reminds parents and caregivers that with August temperatures reaching triple digits and changes in daily routines prompted by the start of the school year children are at an increased risk of heat-related illness and even death if left unattended in a car.
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DCFS Launches Online Application for SNAP, Other Assistance Programs
July 30, 2010
07.3010- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today announced that Louisianians can now apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) and other forms of assistance online. The online application, which is available at www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/ApplyOnline, is used for SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, Family Independence Temporary Assistance (FITAP), Kinship Care Subsidy (KCSP) and the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) or a combination of these programs.
Nomination Period for Third Round of Innovation in Louisiana Government Fellowship Extended to July 30
July 26, 2010
07.26.10 - DCFS today extended the nomination period for the third round of the Innovation in Louisiana Government Fellowship until July 30. The ILG fellowship is a three-month program that will provide leadership training and technical assistance and a $1,000 stipend to fellows working to develop innovative social service projects.
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Residents Encouraged to Pre-Apply for Disaster Food Assistance as Tropical Storm Bonnie Enters Gulf
July 23, 2010
07.23.10 - With Tropical Storm Bonnie expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico later today, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is encouraging residents to prepare by pre-applying online for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (DSNAP), formerly called Disaster Food Stamps.