Foster Care Liberty/Chatham Counties of Georgia According to Murray (2000) although the Department of Health and Human Services (DFCS) is the principle federal agency that funds child welfare services, eight other federal agencies also fund programs related to child welfare. Funding is then provided to states, community-based organizations, academic institutions, and other grantees. The states must then match federal funding with their own spending. It is then dispersed within the local counties of that state. …showed first 75 words of 1643 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1643 total…state.sc.us/dss/fi/plan.htm U.S. Census Bureau 2000. 10 years on the Web. Retrieved on June 2, 2004 from http://www.census.gov/ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau. "Preliminary Estimates for FY 2001", Retrieved on May 27, 2004 from www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb. Welfare reform at a glance: Retrieved May 31, 2004 from http://www2.state.ga.us? Department/DHR/welr.html