To protect children, child welfare must work with their parents, primary caregivers, and other adults important in their lives. Adults involved in the child welfare system can gain insights into how the DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) works and find out about services and resources available to them.
CFSA provides the following services for families:
- Birth Parents
- CPS - Family Assessments Brochure - English
- Servicios de Protección de Menores Evaluaciones Familiares Una Guía Para los Padres
- CPS - Investigations Brochure - English
- Servicios de Protección de Menores Investigaciones Una Guía Para los Padres
- Close Relative Caregiver Program
- Family Resource Guide
- FAQs: Debit Card for Adoption and Guardianship Subsidies
- Find Help Now
- Grandparent Program
- Information and Resource Guide for Birth Parents Following the Removal of a Child
- Guía de información y recursos para padres biológicos después de la separación de un niño
- Safe Havens for Newborns
- Marijuana and Your Baby Pamphlet
- La Marihuana Y Su Bebé Folleto
- Standby Guardianship
- Voluntary Foster Care Registry
- Working with Child Welfare
- CFSA Notice of Privacy Practices