Here you will find helpful information about the types of children involved with the Division of Youth and Family Services, including kids who are served in their birth parent's homes and those who had to be removed into an out-of-home placement. You will also find up-to-date information about our efforts to recruit new foster and adoptive families.
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Recruiting New Foster and Adoptive Families
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Total DYFS Children and Families
There are approximately 45,000 children and 24,000 families under DYFS' supervision, both with children their own homes and in out-of-home placement. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of children are in their own homes.
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There are just under 10,000 children in DYFS out-of-home placement in New Jersey.
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Most of these children are in foster or kin homes.
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Demographics - All Children Receiving DYFS Services
The information below pertains to the total population of children under DYFS supervision, both in home and in placement.
AGE:
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GENDER:
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RACE / ETHNICITY:
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*IMPORTANT NOTE: Reporting on race and ethnicity is limited. DCF currently relies on SIS, a legacy system, which pre-dates US Census methodology. NJ Spirit will utilize US Census methodology.
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Demographics - DYFS Children In Their Own Homes
The information below pertains only to DYFS children receiving services in their own homes.
AGE:
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GENDER:
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RACE / ETHNICITY:
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*IMPORTANT NOTE: Reporting on race and ethnicity is limited. DCF currently relies on SIS, a legacy system, which pre-dates US Census methodology. NJ Spirit will utilize US Census methodology.
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Demographics - DYFS Children in Out-of-Home Placement
This information pertains only to DYFS children living in an out-of-home placement.
AGE:
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GENDER:
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RACE / ETHNICITY:
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*IMPORTANT NOTE: Reporting on race and ethnicity is limited. DCF currently relies on SIS, a legacy system, which pre-dates US Census methodology. NJ Spirit will utilize US Census methodology.
