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The Annual Progress and Services Reports are required by federal law to be filed annually with the Federal Administration for Children and Families.  They contain the following information: Updates on DCF's performance of its responsibilities under:  * Title IV-B, Part…

This book, authored by HUD, does not apply to the public housing or Section 8 voucher programs.

On October 1, 1981, the Federal Department of Health and Human Services established the Title XX - Social Services Block Grant, as one of the seven block grant programs authorized by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-35). The Social Services Block Grant is intended to…

Each year, the Children's Bureau produces the Child Maltreatment report using state statistics on child abuse and neglect that were gathered through the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). National and state statistics about child maltreatment are derived from the data…

Created in 1981 under M.G.L. Chapter 6 Section 185 the primary mission of the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) is to ensure the full and equal participation of all people with disabilities in all aspects of life by working to advance legal rights, maximum opportunities, supportive services,…

These are reports that DCF currently publishes on a quarterly basis to provide basic information about its caseload.  The reports include, among other things, number of children in the caseload, number of children in out-of-home placements, and number of children in each type of…

DCF's Quarterly Reports contain, but are not limited to, the following information: Consumer counts Consumer demographics and information Age, sex, race, hispanic origin, primary language, location  Service plan goal Continuous time in care Consumers in…

These reports on DCF's caseload are required by DCF's budget, line item 4800-0015 which must be renewed annually.  This reporting requirement remains in the FY 2018 budget.   (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget). The department is mandated to submit a report…

Link to local non-profits housing consumer education centers.

This data contains information about the numbers of each type of case filed in Juvenile Court in each fiscal year (including Care & Protection cases, Guardianship cases, and other relevant categories), broken down by county.  The Court has made this data available for FY 2002 through…

This report contains information on Children Awaiting Resolution and Disposition as well as other reports related to Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2008.  That act requires that: The secretary shall publish a monthly report on the status of children awaiting clinically-appropriate behavioral…

Additional Insurance Programs (including Healthy Start)

The Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) process is undertaken by the Children's Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, analyzing seven major child welfare outcomes in the areas of safety, permanency, and wellbeing…

KIDS COUNT is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and a premier source of data on children and families. Each year, the Foundation produces comprehensive reports — including the KIDS COUNT Data Book — that assesses child well-being in the United States. These publications can be found at the…

These reports are required by DCF's budget, line item 4800-0015, which must be renewed annually.  This reporting requirement remains in effect in the FY 2018 budget. (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget).  The department is mandated to report the following…

These reports are required by DCF's budget, line item 4800-0015, which must be renewed annually.  This requirement still exists in the FY 2018 budget. (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget). The department is mandated to report the following information annually no…

These reports on the Family Resource Centers are required by DCF's budget, line item 4000-0051, which must be renewed annually.  This reporting requirement remains in effect in the FY 2018 budget.  (see https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FinalBudget). The Executive Office of…