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QUICK FACTS
  • 433 families last year made adoptive commitments to 597 children in Louisiana
  • Louisiana is one of only a few states that implements a Quality Rating System for child care centers
  • Child Support Enforcement Named Most Improved Program in Nation
NUMBER OF FAMILIES WE ARE SERVING NOW
  • Food Stamps:
    284,410 cases
  • Child Care Assistance:
    40,160 Children
  • Child Support Collections:
    $31,487,149
  • Child Abuse Cases:
    1,756 investigations
  • Foster Children:
    4,867 Children
  • Individuals with Disabilities:
    24,901 individuals
Numbers for April 2009

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What do you want to do? DSS Priority Initiatives

Pre-Apply Online now for Disaster Food Stamps All low- to moderate-income Louisianians may be eligible for Disaster Food Stamp benefits in the event of a natural disaster and should pre-apply now for benefits online or by phone. Current Food Stamp recipients do not need to pre-apply and would receive disaster benefits automatically.

Louisiana Safe Haven

Safe Haven A "Safe Haven" is a designated emergency care facility, like a hospital or fire station, where a parent may anonymously give up his/her infant child for adoption without fear of prosecution.

Solutions To Poverty

Solutions To Poverty A grassroots movement aimed at reducing poverty in Louisiana by empowering communities to identify and use resources effectively, allowing citizens at the local level to serve as catalysts for change.

Quality Start - Child Care Rating System

Childcare Quality An innovative program improving the quality of child care in Louisiana by awarding a rating system of stars to participating centers, while providing tax credits for the facility, its personnel and parents.
News Center
07.02.09 Former Class A Day Care Owner Pleads Guilty in Child Care Assistance Program Fraud Case A joint investigation by the Louisiana Department of Social Services (DSS) Fraud & Recovery Section and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations (HHS-OIG-OI) has resulted in a former Louisiana day care operator pleading guilty to a charge of mail fraud.



07.02.09   DSS Extends Application Deadline for Innovation in Louisiana Government Fellowship to July 10
07.02.09   DSS Revokes Wanda's Kid World License
07.01.09   DSS Considers Revocation of Child Care License
07.01.09   DSS Proposes New Standards to Protect Children in Custody

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