Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services
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Contact Information
627 N. Fourth ST
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
United States
Online Contact Form
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Services include the assessment of families who apply to adopt, matching available children with available homes, preparing children for placement, and providing services to our adoptive children and families before, during, and after placement is made to include provisions of adoption subsidy services to eligible families.
DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.
We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people.
Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
You're never alone when you foster as you work as part of a professional team. Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services partners with many organizations to help support foster children and the families that care for them.
The collaborative Foster Caregiver Mentor Program encourages peer relationships between foster families. It's an effective way for new resource parents to meet with more experienced caregivers and get advice.
Your local DCFS also has plenty of resources online, including parent handbooks, contact information, and emergency service information. You can learn more about child welfare agencies and how to become a foster parent.
A child-placing agency is always there for you, providing support in times of crisis or even when you have questions. Don't forget about the case worker, who you can contact if you feel lost.
Working with the birth parents is another part of a foster parent's job. However, you don't have to simply contact them to set up visitations and calls. Co-parenting with them is often best for the child, and it can make your job easier.
Ratings and Reviews
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Sep 05, 2023
The DCFS worker that I had took our 18 month old granddaughter out of the home she was born & raised in, even though I’m the one who reported my own daughter which was not living in my home due to drugs ‘ hadn’t been for a long time, but was pregnant @ the time, when the next baby arrived in march of 2023, the wanted me to take this child also, which I did, then within a month tells me I need to fill out a bunch of paperwork to become a foster parent to my grandkids, I told them I didn’t want any money just want to take care of my grandchildren, less than 30 days later they were both removed from the only home these kids have known. All so the state can get more federal $ for all kids in foster care. 🤦🏼♀️
Aug 29, 2023
I literally have -$250 every single day for the last 4 months because ive been struggling so bad and still cant get food stamps because they hire the worst people possible on the whole entire planet to work for them
Aug 29, 2023
This place is a joke. The case workers have a chip on they shoulder an will lie to you in your face record everything. We have one lady that lied 3 times in our face a the doctors face……… BE AWARE
Aug 10, 2023
I have been getting letters stating my son receives PEBT. I have reached out SNAP and the school board and no one can help me. My case worker is rude and it’s hard to get in touch with anyone.
Jul 28, 2023
The workers are very disrespectful they don’t help and they need to hire new people that care about people instead of making them feel like they’re nothing