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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Aug 04, 2022
Failing children everywhere. no follow through. no investigations and when they know they have done wrong, they refuse to release information. Time for everyone to write your complaints to the governors and higher ups. All the offices need to be investigated and gone through. Especially Caddo Parish. Allowing people who have protective orders to receive SNAP benefits for the same children. Failing to investigate when notified the mother receiving support doesn't even have, nor take care of the kids. All documented Meth users. The list goes on and on.
Aug 02, 2022
Soon as I graduate next year, I’m giving all you DCFS employees a run for your money. Mark my words.
Jun 24, 2022
If I could give no stars I would. Nobody picked up the phone and then I was sent another letter regarding SNAP with another deadline and still no one has picked up the darn phone. Complete waste of time for everyone. If they did not want to do their job then why get it? To get paid to sit there and look pretty?
Jun 20, 2022
They must love not answering the phone, I've been calling since Friday and still no answer. But my deadline is today. You press the correct number on the dail pad and the recording keeps on going, doesn't let you speak with anyone.
I guess their getting paid for just sitting there to make sure the phones are working properly.
May 12, 2022
Yall do everything wrong, waiting for my card, it doesnt come and put wrong dates of birth as well