DYFS

What if you were named after Hitler? That’s the premise of a feature-length documentary that tells the story of New Jersey’s so-called Nazi Dad

Department of Children and Families Commissioner Allison Blake says over the past 10 years her department has had the opportunity to build a solid and much stronger foundation for Jersey’s child welfare system.

The federal monitor overseeing improvements at the Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, which used to be DYFS, has issued a new report that finds progress is being made - but there are still big problems.

Sometimes the best laid plans don't work out quite the way you planned. Take the case of the Camden child that got stuck in a washing machine. The father was playing prank on the child but the boy wound up getting stuck inside the active machine.

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A 4 year old kid shows up at a preschool in Vineland with bruises and welts on her body and face, which prompted a call to DYFS. Now here's where you're thinking, "...oh boy, will DYFS screw this one up too?" More and more stories come up where DYFS either doesn't do enough to avert more situations like this, or they overreact and do too much...

According to NJ.com, workers at a Vineland preschool called DYFS when a 4 year-old girl showed up with bruises and welts on her face and body after a severe belt lashing.  The mother, a 37 year old from Millville has been arrested.  Check out this quote from a source inside Cumberland County law enforcement: "Maybe, if you have a two or three year old, you don't beat them with a belt...

The Federal Monitor overseeing efforts to improve the Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services says good progress is being made, but there's a lot more work to be done.

The federal monitor overseeing changes being made by the Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services - DYFS - says the Agency is making good progress in a number of areas, but more work remains.

New Jersey's Department of Children and Families is making progress but is still in need of major improvement, according to a court-ordered report released earlier this month by a federal monitor.