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  • Home
  • About
    • About DCS
    • Administration
      • Mike Faust, DCS Director
    • Engage
    • Field Offices
    • Policy & Procedure
      • DCS Policy & Procedure
      • DCS Rules & Rulemaking
      • DCS Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
      • DCS Non-Discrimination Policy
      • DCS Limited English Proficiency Policy
    • Procurement
    • Community Advisory Committee
    • Community / Volunteer
      • Get Involved - Ways to Help
      • Community Partners
      • Community / Volunteer Interest Form
      • FACT Program
    • Contact DCS
  • Careers
    • Career Opportunities
    • DCS Specialist / DCS Trainee
    • DCS Child Welfare Investigative Specialist (OCWI)
    • We are Compassioneers
  • News & Reports
    • News Releases
    • DCS Reports
    • DCS Forms
    • DCS Pamphlets & Flyers
    • Strategic Plan
    • Performance Measures
      • DCS Monthly / Semi-Annual Report
      • Agency Progress
    • Child Fatalities / Near Fatalities
    • Process for Release of Info
  • Your Rights
    • Parents Rights
    • Victims' Rights
    • Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
  • Foster & Adoption
    • Foster Care
      • Steps for Becoming a Foster Parent
      • Is Foster Parenting Right for Me?
      • Foster Care Licensing Agency Matrix
    • Adoption
    • Adoption Stories
      • Adoption Story Archive
    • Children's Heart Gallery
    • Search AdoptUSKids
    • Resources
      • Foster Family Resources
      • Kinship Foster Caregivers
      • Newsletters for Foster and Adoptive Parents
  • Resource
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Request DCS Information
    • Complaint or Disagreement
    • Protective Services Review Team (PSRT)
  • Services
    • Comprehensive Medical & Dental Program (CMDP)
      • Members
      • Providers
      • Behavioral Health
      • Announcements
      • CMDP Provider Manual
      • Child Welfare Resources
      • Newsletters
      • Connecting Communities
      • Your Opinion Matters
      • LEP- Limited English Proficiency
    • Prevention
      • Safe Sleep
      • Arizona Families F.I.R.S.T.
      • Healthy Families Arizona
      • In-Home Services Program
      • Back to School Tips & Resources
      • Regional Child Abuse Prevention Councils
    • Investigations and OCWI
    • Office of Licensing & Regulation (OLR)
    • Young Adult
      • Young Adult Program
      • Young Adult Resources
      • Transitional Independent (TILP)
      • National Youth in Transition Database
  • Report Child Abuse
    • Child Abuse Hotline
    • Safe Haven Newborn
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    Work with purpose. We are looking for candidates like you to help Arizona’s children and families thrive!

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  • Foster Traditions

    Foster a future for American Indian children.

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  • Foster Healing

    Foster a better future for Arizona Youth.

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  • Every Child has a Story

    See how you can help restore hope in families. Watch the short film 'Secret Superhero'.

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  • We are Compassioneers

    What we do isn't for the faint of heart. It's for the compassionate heart. Become a Compassioneer today!

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  • Fomente la Reunificacion

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    "It brings me great joy when families become licensed to foster and when we connect children with their permanent family."

    -Lynn

    Arizona Department of Child Safety

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    "Social work has been a calling for me since I was a child. I knew I had to be part of a collective change in order to bring beauty into the world. Through my work, I share the love I received from my own family with others." 

    -Eva

    Arizona Department of Child Safety 

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    "I am filled with joy every day knowing I contribute to the process whereby families obtain a foster care license so they can care for Arizona's vulnerable children."

    -Chris

    Arizona Department of Child Safety 

     

     

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