About Us

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families helps keep children safe and provides families with supports to care for their children. This includes child protection services, out-of-home care, permanent homes for children, child support, food assistance programs, child care and early learning services.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families relies on professionals and people with lived experience to help guide programs and policies. Learn more about opportunities to get involved.

Learn more about the department's leadership.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is committed to fostering transparent and effective communication with the public and the media. Resources are available for journalists and media professionals looking for information about the department's services, policies and initiatives.

Learn about employment opportunities within DCYF and how to apply to open positions.

Public data is available to any member of the public, including individuals, the media, government agencies, government employees, vendors, unions, companies and lawyers. Learn more about requesting data from the department.