September 30, 2009

Florida Department of Children & Families Long-Range Program Plan for Fiscal Years 2010-2011 Through 2014-2015

The Florida Department of Children and Families presented its long-range plans to meet four key goals. The goals are as follows:

• Children and adults should be free from abuse, neglect, violence or exploitation.

• Children and adults must have their basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, and good health met.

• Adults, children, and families should be active, self-sufficient participants living in their own homes and communities.

• A key goal is to reduce the number of children in out-of-home care by 50% by 2012. DCF also seeks to commit to providing integrated, efficient, timely, accurate, effective, and transparent organization