DC Child and Family Services

Last week, agency heads from several departments that service the residents East of the River laid out their plan for comprehensive programs that would service residents over the upcoming months.

The consequences for children and its employees have been devastating.

D.C. is facing a shortage of foster parents, and child welfare advocates say this is putting children at risk of harm and even leading to some spending the night in an office building while awaiting homes.

WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was the guest speaker at the Annual DC Adoption Day ceremony on Saturday.