Child & Family Service history

The most senior program, the Children’s Bureau, was established in 1912.

Office of Family Assistance (1934, formerly Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Social Security Act Visit disclaimer page (PDF))

1 of 1953 Visit disclaimer page.

Family and Youth Services Bureau (1962, Department of Health, Education and Welfare Reorganization Visit disclaimer page)

Office of Community Services (1964, Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 Visit disclaimer page)

1971• Group residences for teenagers are pioneered by Child & Family Service, and soon after, begin to shelter victims of domestic violence.

Administration for Native Americans (1974, Native Americans Programs Act of 1974 Visit disclaimer page)

Administration on Children, Youth and Families (1977, Reorganization of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare Visit disclaimer page)

In 1980, the agency opened a mental health clinic and family support office in Fall River.

1982• Family Services of Kaua’i joins Child & Family Service.

1984• The Child & Family Service Guild is formed to assist with community relations and fundraising events.

1985• Child & Family Service begins offering gerontology programs.

1988• Child & Family Service opens a project in the Philippines to house abandoned street children. • Land is acquired and planning begins for the West Oahu Center — a community center that houses nearly 20 programs and the administrative headquarters of Child & Family Service.

Office of Child Care (1990, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 Visit disclaimer page)

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was created on April 15, 1991, under the authority of section 6 of the Reorganization Plan No.

1997• Child & Family Service West Oahu Center opens, offering comprehensive services to the Leeward community.

2001• Child & Family Service expands autism programs• CFS receives a contract to operate Head Start program on Kaua’i, receives a record $500,000 gift from the Hartley Foundation.

2004• 20th Annual Child’s Play Golf Tournament raises more than $150,000 • ‘Ohana of the Year program also celebrates 20th year• CFS budget reaches $30 million per year with more than 750 employees statewide.

Office of Human Services and Emergency Preparedness and Response (2006, Federal Register E6-21010) Visit disclaimer page

2007• Child & Family Service enters into collaborations with the YWCA of Oahu, develops a Human Services Hui, and collaborates with the Consuelo Foundation in efforts to grow its Philippines adoption program.

Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351)

Office on Trafficking in Persons (2015, Federal Register 2015-14313 Visit disclaimer page)

In April 2016, the Administration for Children and Families celebrated its silver anniversary Visit disclaimer page.

Key United States Child Welfare Laws(opens in new window) North American Council on Adoptable Children (2020) Summarizes key Federal laws that affect children in foster care and those who are adopted from the child welfare system.