You are about to view the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services’ (DFCS’) online handbooks of the Department’s policies and procedures. Each of the twenty-three listed handbooks focuses on a subject area related to public child welfare services as practiced in Santa Clara County. The development of the online handbooks is in progress, and not all policies and procedures are available online at this time...
The Santa Clara County Social Services Agency (SSA)/ Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) provides this web site as an enhancement to the services it provides and as an informational service to its staff and the general public. The information appearing on this Web site is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to provide legal advice to any individual or entity. We urge you to consult with your own legal advisor before taking any action based on information appearing on this site or any site to which it may be linked. Information contained on the Santa Clara County SSA/DFCS web pages is subject to change without notice.
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Comments and questions related to the online handbooks may be directed to
OPP.In-Box@ssa.sccgov.org