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Agency Mission
The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to protect children, improve child and family well-being and support and preserve families. These efforts are accomplished by respecting and working within individual cultures and communities in Connecticut, and in partnership with others.

Child Welfare Services/Child Protective Services

Voluntary Services

Office of Foster and Adoption Service (OFAS)
is responsible for the coordination, planning, and implementation of foster care and adoption initiatives statewide. On any given day there are 6,000 children in out of home care. Some of the children are hard to place due to their special needs and/or need for a home that will take a sibling group. Therefore, OFAS, in coordination with regional office Foster Care and Support Units, provides ongoing recruitment efforts  (Open Houses), assessment, training and licensing/support services of foster care and adoptive parents.  Specialized recruitment is also provided through OFAS in collaboration with regional staff.  This office is also responsible for out of state inquires and maintains a photo listing of children awaiting adoption.

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   CASEY FAMILY SERVICES
Casey Family Services us a fully licensed and accredited non-profit child welfare agency providing a broad range of programs to meet the needs of vulnerable children and families.  As the operating arm of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Services works to improve the lives of at-risk children and strengthen families and communities.  With divisions throughout New England, the agency offers foster care with an emphasis on permanency, family preservation and reunitification services, programs for family advocacy, teen parents, and mentorship. 
 
Casey Family Services provides a broad range of services to make the foster care experience a positive one for children, families and communities.  Through a "levels of care" approach, we provide a continuum of support to foster children and foster parents.
 
Principal foster care programs include:
  • Permanency Foster Care planning creates a stable life for children who cannot live with their families.  This program recruits, trains and supports qualified foster families through training and other services.
  • Treatment Foster Care provides a supportive family environment for children with emotional challenges.  Critical needs are addressed through treatment strategies developed by multi-disciplinary teams of professionals.
  • Transition to Independence helps foster youth prepare to live independently by providing tuition, housing assistance, counseling, training and other services. 

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Boys and Girls Village Treatment, Therapeutic and Adoption Services
At Boys & Girls Village, we understand that children and families are the cornerstone of our society. That is why, since 1942, it has been our mission to preserve and strengthen families and to protect children at risk.
TREATMENT PROGRAM OFFERS:
Treatment Foster Care Program is Designed for children with severe emotional challenges who come from various group homes or residential settings or may be at risk for being placed in one.
● On – going intensive professional training ● Foster Parent Advocate – member of the Family Support Team
● 24/7 emergency coverage ● $2,250.00 monthly stipend
● Wrap around services for the child ●  Extended Day Program

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Family Support Team – team consists of (psychiatrist, clinician, paraprofessional and foster parent)

Our Therapeutic and Adoption programs are the same as DCF and the agencies.

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   FAMILY AND CHILDREN AGENCY

THERAPEUTIC & MEDICALLY COMPLEX FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS
FCA offers two programs serving children with special needs who are in the care of The Department of Children & Families (DCF). Therapeutic Foster Parents serve children ages 5-18 with behavioral and emotional problems such as depression, poor impulse control, limited cognitive abilities, anxiety disorders and oppositional behaviors.

Medically Complex Foster Parents complete 16-hours of additional health care training in order to care for children with a full range of medical problems. The children range in age from birth to 18 years. Some of the problems are premature birth/low birth weight, feeding and swallowing difficulties, severe allergies and asthma, burn victims, cardiac problems, HIV and broken bones and other physical injuries from abuse. Medically complex foster parents are also therapeutic, but not all therapeutic are trained to care for medically complex.

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