

These are the numbers to provide in response to inquiries such as the number of children in out of ohome care (OOHC). Here we would always release the same total number of children in OOHC with active placements. The creation of Foster Care FACTS is intended to create consistency in how DCBS reports to others. The purpose of the Foster Care FACTS is to summarize key data points for our knowledge and management, have consistent data released to the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) Field Staff or external partners who request data on specific points and produce data for comparisons over time and between DCBS Service Regions.

