Department of Human Services

DHS Press 2004
January	February

December - 04

Dec 20	DYFS increases relative homes by 35 percent
Dec 15	Commissioner Launches Corporate and Foundation Consortium; Announces Major Contributions to Safe Child Fund
Dec 14	Codey Announces Grants To Help Families with sick children
Dec 10	New Jersey celebrates fifth annual Foster Children's Day
Dec 7	Commissioner Honors Reuniting DYFS families

November - 04

Nov 29	New Medical Director on Board at DYFS Will coordinate medical care for children under state supervision
Nov 29	Commissioner Honors Reuniting DYFS families
Nov 23	DYFS celebrates Adoption Awareness Month
Nov 17	New Jersey launches shaken baby campaign
Nov 1	New Jersey celebrates Adoption Awareness Month
Nov 1	Commissioner Announces Results of Teen Substance Abuse Survey
Nov 1	Commissioner Davy announces $5.2 million for substance abuse services

October - 04

Oct 29	New Jersey Resources truck donation to help
Oct 19	Pre-teens with psychiatric needs no longer to be institutionalized
Oct 12	Human Services and foster parents address medical care of foster children
Oct 12	Sheriff's officers demonstrate K-9 and mounted units for DHS Regional School – Passaic Campus students
Oct 8	Commissioner Announces $12.2M Grant to Fight Addiction

September - 04

Sept 29	Domestic violence professionals address needs of women with disabilities
Sept 29	Food Stamp Program Receives $1.6 Million in Bonus Funding Payment Accuracy Now Second in Nation
Sept 27	DYFS launches marketing and outreach campaign to add 1,000 foster homes
Sept 24	Commissioner gives update on child welfare reform
Sept 22	Human Services Police provide protection to DYFS caseworkers 2,000 times Officers also help DYFS locate 1,500 missing children
Sept 14	Commissioner Ask Educators to be ‘Eyes and Ears’
Sept 10	NJ Department of Human Services Announces NJ FamilyCare Express Application
Sept 9	Child welfare veteran appointed new deputy commissioner for children's services
Sept 7	Child Support Amnesty Week Offers Parents Another Chance to Help Children Start the School Year Right

August - 04

Aug 24	Human Services officials discuss plans to add 1,000 foster homes, New foster parents meet with Commissioner Davy
Aug 18	Human Services partnership to protect babies , NJ commemorates fourth anniversary of Safe Haven program
Aug 11	Human Services and community colleges partnership

July - 04

July 19

Human Services introduces NJHelps.org

June - 04

June 30	Centralized Screening of Child Abuse and Neglect Reports Debuts July 1, 2004
June 24	Davy pushes “NEVER - Not Even for a Minute” summer safety campaign
June 22,	Over three dozen community agencies announce support of child welfare reform plan
June 16,	Davy announces $17.4 million for substance abuse expansion
June 9,	Human Services and Center for Children's Support announce new partnership for abused children
June 8,	Commissioner Davy Outlines Sweeping, Statewide Effort to Reduce DYFS Caseloads
June 2,	Jim Smith Appointed Deputy Commissioner

May - 04

May 24,	Davy proposes $5.3 million in funding to help aging out youth succeed in life
May 21,	Child and Family Services Review
May 19,	Faith-based community stands together to support child welfare reform plan
May 12,	Davy announces Hispanic foster home recruitment initiative
May 7,	DYFS Office Restructuring under Child Welfare Reform Plan to Begin in Four Counties
May 4,	Davy promotes foster care changes in reform plan

April - 04

April 29,	Division of Deaf & Hard of Hearing holds first statewide conference
April 28,	Paramour Abuse Cases to be Investigated as “High Risk”
April 27,	Davy proposes $5 million in funding to expand family-centered substance abuse program
April 21,	Davy proposes $12.8 million dollar expansion for adolescent prevention program
April 8,	Acting Commissioner Davy announces ‘Safe Sleep’ initiative to help prevent infant deaths
April 6,	Davy proposes $1.2 million dollar expansion of domestic violence/child abuse prevention program

March - 04


March 31,	Davy proposes $6 million dollar expansion of child abuse prevention programs for new mothers
March 30,	Deadline Extended for Low-Income Heating Assistance
March 24,	DYFS and Child Welfare Panel Agree on Foster Home Recruitment Effort
March 23,	Senate Confirms James Davy as Human Services Commissioner
March 15,	Davy promotes funding source for child abuse prevention, stresses only one month left for tax check-off program
March 12,	DYFS surpasses its goal by safely closing 7,400 cases
March 8,	Human Services announces initiative to expedite behavioral health services for children in detention
March 4,	DYFS on Track to Safely Close 6,000 Cases but New Cases Add to High Caseload