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June 8, 2018 - DCS Pilot Program Surprises 100 Eighth Graders with Laptops from #LoveUp, Safety Training

Pictured from left: DCS Deputy Director Shalom Jacobs; #LoveUp Foundation founder, Johnjay Van Es; foster youth posing with their new laptops; #LoveUp Foundation co-founder, Rich Berra; and DCS Director Greg McKay.

PHOENIX (June 8, 2018) –

Children in foster care often struggle in school because they lack the tools necessary to succeed.

Nationally, fewer than 70 percent of foster youth graduate from high school. And those that do graduate often struggle to complete college.

But the Department of Child Safety is trying to change that through a new pilot program designed to get technology into the hands of foster children.

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May 24, 2018 - Community groups and businesses help kids in foster care

Phoenix (May 24, 2018)

The Department of Child Safety always welcomes community support for children in foster care.

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May 15, 2018 - DCS creates unit to protect child victims' rights

Phoenix (May 15, 2018)-

When children are victims of crime, their voices often become lost in the legal process.

But children, like adults, are entitled to specific rights.

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May 8, 2018 - DCS Director receives national award for his service to protecting Arizona's children

Phoenix (May 8, 2018) –

DCS Director Greg McKay received Childhelp’s prestigious Voice of Children Award for his extensive work in protecting Arizona’s children from abuse and neglect.

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May 1, 2018 - DCS recognized as technology innovator in child welfare

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April 19, 2018 - Community pitches in to help children in foster care

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April 12, 2018 - DCS Director recognized for his service to Arizona's children

Phoenix (April 12, 2018)-

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office presented its Justice for All Award to Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay for his life-long dedication to serving Arizona’s children.

DCS Director recognized for his service to Arizona's children

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April 3, 2018 - How you can help prevent child abuse

We all play our part in preventing child abuse.

So in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Department of Child Safety would like to offer some tips on how you can prevent child abuse, not only in April, but all year round.

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March 16, 2018 - An Ounce of Prevention – How Arizona Individual Income Taxpayers Can Help Prevent Child Abuse

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February 21, 2018 - Statement on the Near Fatality of a one-year-old boy

On October 7, 2017, the Arizona Department of Child Safety received a report regarding a near fatality of a one-year-old boy.

The report stated the child had arrived at a Tucson hospital unresponsive and in critical condition.

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