Governor Murphy's FY 2025 budget funds continued housing assistance for youth aging out of the child welfare system. These funds will allow youth to secure housing and grow in their understanding of invaluable life skills.
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Government Administration
Trenton, NJ 9,142 followers
Helping NJ residents to be safe, healthy and connected through supportive services that strengthen and empower families.
About us
The New Jersey Department of Children and Families is a government service organization that provides programs and supports to strengthen families.
- Website
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https://www.state.nj.us/dcf/
External link for New Jersey Department of Children and Families
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Trenton, NJ
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2006
- Specialties
- Adolescent Services, Child Protection & Permanancy, Integrated, Inclusive Behavioral Health Care, Family & Community Partnerships, Licensing, Family Voice, Women's Issues & Services, and Institutional Abuse & Investigations
Locations
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Primary
P.O. Box 729
Trenton, NJ 08625, US
Employees at New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Updates
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On #MyWhyWednesday we learn about what motivates members of #TeamDCF! Sylvie's career at DCF started with a yearning for something new and fulfilling. Finding her way into SCR, 20 years later she is an Assistant Administrator!
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CALLING ALL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK WITH CHILDREN IN NJ! The New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect’s Subcommittee on Race, Poverty and Neglect is seeking input from child-serving health professionals about their experiences with identifying and/or reporting child neglect. We are looking for medical professionals who can participate in a 90 minute focus group. The sessions will be facilitated by an independent research group. Results will be summarized by the research team and reported in aggregate form. No responses will be linked to a specific participant. Background: Through this exercise, the Subcommittee seeks to better understand how children are assessed for neglect and the pathways through which families suspected of child neglect are encountering the child welfare system. The Subcommittee’s members include representatives from health care, academia, child advocacy, and local human services, as well as representatives from the NJ Departments of Human Services, Education, and Children and Families, and parents with lived experience in the child protection system. The Subcommittee will use input from you and other child-serving professionals to inform recommendations to the NJ Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. Individuals who sign up for a focus group will be offered a copy of the related report once it is released. Please join us in this effort to better understand families’ engagement with the child protection system! https://lnkd.in/eYqUhYD4
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✨Check out the newest episode of DCF on the Air!✨ 🎉Tomorrow, we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of DCF's Division on Women, at a panel conversation hosted by the Alice Paul Institute. 💬To get ready for the event, we talked with Anna Martinez, Director of the Division on Women and Francis Blanco, Deputy Director of the Division. Topics include the intersectionality of issues like DV and SV, housing, un- and under-employment, upward mobility, meeting the culturally specific needs of survivors of intimate partner violence, and so much more. DCF on the Air is available on: 💚Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eWZ9tuGw 🤍 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e95c8evP ❤Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e7AQRGFB
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The DCF budget for FY 2025 is launching Family Connects NJ in 6 more counties! Funds allocated in the budget will expand this life-changing program into Bergen, Hudson, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset and Sussex – as well as continuing to fund FCNJ in the original five counties of Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Mercer and Middlesex. That’s over half the state!
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"I think about resilience, and that really comes shining through…. I look at this agency as being resilient. Because we had the ability to bounce back from all of that negativity." -- Nancy Carre-Lee, Executive Director of DCF’s Office of Staff Health & Wellness. Nancy has been an important part of #TeamDCF through the years, and has a lot to say about our transformation into a national model for child welfare in the United States. 🔗 Get the whole story on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/evGCDTZS
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🙋♀️Check out the newest topic for DCF on the Air! 🎙On this month's episode we're getting ready for the 50th anniversary of the creation of DCF's Division on Women. 💬DOW has had a profound impact on New Jersey, as the dialogue on Women's Rights has evolved over the decades. We will be discussing the intersectionality of issues like DV and SV, housing, employment, accessibility, inclusion, equity, upward mobility, meeting culturally specific needs, and so much more. 📲 The episode drops next week! Follow and subscribe now to keep up to date. DCF on the Air is available on: 💚Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eWZ9tuGw 🤍 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e95c8evP ❤Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e7AQRGFB
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💗 On #MyWhyWednesday we learn about what motivates members of #TeamDCF! Kara believes she can make a lasting impression, and help families on their change journey.
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