The mission of the Children’s Administration is to protect abused and neglected children, to support the efforts of families to care for and parent their own children safely, and to provide quality care and permanent families for children in partnership with parents and kin, Tribes, foster parents and communities. The Children’s Administration provides services that are designed to reduce the risk of abuse, prevent out-of-home placement, and assure safety and permanency for children in care.
Services to support families who are in crisis and at risk of disruption, and services to care for children in placement, are provided primarily by community agencies and foster parents. Over 60 percent of the Children’s Administration budget is used to fund services provided by non-employees, with over 50 percent of the total budget used for contracted client and professional services and 14 percent of the total budget for cost reimbursement to foster parents. In addition, private child-placing agencies provide adoption services and foster care to some youth in the custody of the Children’s Administration.
Department of Social and Health Services – Children’s Administration Official Website