Douglas County DFCS

Douglas County DFCS The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) is responsible for welfare and employment support, protecting children, foster care and other services.

The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) is the part of DHS that investigates child abuse; finds foster homes for abused and neglected children; helps low income, out-of-work parents get back on their feet; assists with childcare costs for low income parents who are working or in job training; and provides numerous support services and innovative programs to help troubled families.

Address

8473 Duralee Lane Ste 100
Douglasville, GA
30134

General information

To report child abuse, call the CPS Central Intake Center at 1-855-422-4453 Applications for Childcare, Medicaid and Food stamps as well as renewals and case status information for all programs can be accessed at www.compass.ga.gov For questions regarding Food Stamps, Medicaid, TANF or Childcare, contact the Georgia One Customer Contact Center at 1-877-423-4746 Fax Number (678) 717-0914 (Only for Food Stamp, Medicaid, TANF or Child Care Verification)

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

(770) 489-3000

Website

Products

Services:
• Adoption
• Afterschool Services
DHR funds summer and afterschool programs which include academic enrichment activities, health education, physical activity and teen employment opportunities.
• Child Abuse & Neglect
Child Protection Services investigates reports of child abuse or neglect and provides services to protect the child and strengthen the family.
• Education & Training
The Education and Training Services Section is committed to improving the knowledge, skills, attitudes and practice of new and veteran staff and to influencing organizational barriers that affect retention of effective employees.
• Emergency Food Assistance
A federal program that helps supplement the diets of low income persons in Georgia.
• Energy Assistance
• Foster Care
• Medicaid
Information on applying for Medicaid, the Right from the Start Medicaid program and PeachCare for Kids program
• Medicaid - En Español
Medicaid es un progama que provee servicios del cuidado de salud a individuos que cumplen con los requisitos de ingreso, recursos y ciudadania.
• Office of Prevention and Family Support
The Office of Prevention and Family Support (OPFS) works in partnership with community-based organizations committed to reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect by targeting at-risk families with evidence-based prevention and early intervention techniques to ensure positive outcomes for children and families.
• Office of Provider Management
• PREP
The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) provides comprehensive health education programming for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS.
• Refugee Resettlement
A federally funded program that provides assistance to refugees.
• Subsidized Child Care
The child care program helps Georgia families afford the cost of quality early childhood and school age care programs.
• TeenWork
TeenWork provides summer job opportunities for youth in foster care ages 16-21, in addition TeenWork helps to transition participating youth into successful, independent young adults by offering real world work experiences.
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or welfare, is cash assistance for poor children and their caretakers.

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