Oregon Secretary of State

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Child Welfare Programs - DHS

Present Duties

Barbara Roberts Human Services Building
The Barbara Roberts Human Services Building in Salem houses the central offices of the Child Welfare Program. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images collection​)
The Child Welfare Division is part of a larger statewide social safety net system that works to support families and communities. This may include providing economic support, enhancing parenting skills, helping people with their housing needs and employment goals, providing health and behavioral services, helping treat alcohol and substance use disorders and ensuring child safety and family well-being.

The division helps families access resources within their natural support networks and the service provider community. ​
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​Contact Information

Telephone: 503-945-5600
Fax: 503-373-7032
Contact: Aprille Flint-Gerner​, Director

Legal & Legislative Information

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Records & Publications

State Archives Holdings from This Agency

The following are selected abbreviated listings from the holdings of the Oregon State Archives. Additional records may be available. These records may be viewed free of charge at the State Archives Building in Salem.
 
Note: Child Welfare Division combines elements of these two former divisions:
 

Adult and Family Services

 
Title: Public Welfare Review Commission Minutes
Dates: 1969-1993
Cubic Ft. Vol.: 1
 
Title: Assistance Program Plans
Dates: 1935-1974
Cubic Ft.: 4.5
 
Title: Attorney General Opinions
Dates: 1932-1964
Cubic Ft.: 2
 
Title: Biennial Reports
Dates: 1919-1960
Cubic Ft.: .25
 
Title: Board of Charities/Associated Charities Correspondence
Dates: 1889-1914
Cubic Ft.: 3
 
Title: Care Facility Correspondence
Dates: 1916-1940
Cubic Ft.: 2.5
 
Title: Care Facility Monthly Reports
Dates: 1930-1939
Cubic Ft.: 2
 
Title: Child Welfare Commission Activities and Statistical Reports
Dates: 1923-1928
Cubic Ft.: .25
 
Title: Child Welfare Commission Administrative Correspondence
Dates: 1920-1939; 1954
Cubic Ft.: 3.25
 
Title: Child Welfare Commission Attorney General Opinions
Dates: 1920-1939
Cubic Ft.: .2
 
Title: Child Welfare Commission Minutes
Dates: 1913-1938
Cubic Ft.: .3
 
Title: Child Welfare Division Correspondence
Dates: 1940-1960
Cubic Ft.: 1
 
Title: Child Welfare / Family Relief Case Files
Dates: 1909-1942
Cubic Ft.: 5
 
Title: Child Welfare Service Annual Plans
Dates: 1936-1949
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: Civil Works Administration Office Records
Dates: 1933-1934
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: Civilian Conservation Corps, Administration Correspondence
Dates: 1935-1945
Cubic Ft.: 4
 
Title: Civilian Conservation Corps Correspondence
Dates: 1935-1945
Cubic Ft.: 2
 
Title: Civilian Conservation Corps Discharges
Dates: 1936-1937
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: County Child Welfare Correspondence
Dates: 1925-1939
Cubic Ft.: 1.5
 
Title: Executive Bulletins
Dates: 1934-1976
Cubic Ft.: 6
 
Title: Executive Letters
Dates: 1958-1983
Cubic Ft.: 1.5
 
Title: Executive Staff Conclusions
Dates: 1977-1982
Cubic Ft.: 2
 
Title: Gifted and Mentally Handicapped Children Preliminary Report
Dates: 1953
Cubic Ft.: .1
 
Title: Health, Education, and Welfare Department Correspondence
Dates: 1937-1960
Cubic Ft.: 3
 
Title: Lane County Public Welfare Commission Minutes
Dates: 1956-1961
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: Mental Defect, Delinquency, and Dependency Statistical Survey
Dates: 1920
Cubic Ft.: .1
 
Title: Minutes
Dates: 1933-1969
Cubic Ft.: 27.5
 
Title: Monthly Activity Reports
Dates: 1945-1956
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: Monthly Statistical Reports
Dates: 1937-1959
Cubic Ft.: 2.5
 
Title: Multnomah County Public Welfare Bureau Records
Dates: 1918-1923
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: Multnomah County Relief Committee Administrative Correspondence
Dates: 1933-1935
Cubic Ft.: 2
 
Title: Multnomah County Relief Committee Case Problem Correspondence
Dates: 1935-1937
Cubic Ft.: 2
 
Title: Multnomah County Relief Committee Social Services Division Correspondence
Dates: 1935-1936
Cubic Ft.: 3
 
Title: Photographs - Child Welfare Exhibit
Dates: 1916
Cubic Ft.: .1
 
Title: Photographs - Child Welfare Exhibit
Dates: 1916
Cubic Ft.: .1
 
Title: Photos
Dates:
Cubic Ft.: .25
 
Title: Public Welfare in Oregon Reports
Dates: 1938-1960
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: Social Problems Reports
Dates: 1930-1939
Cubic Ft.: 1
 
Title: Social Service Council Minutes
Dates: 1910-1912
Cubic Ft.: .1
 
Title: Social Work Publications
Dates: 1920-1942
Cubic Ft.: 4
 
Title: State Emergency Relief Administration Correspondence
Dates: 1924-1935
Cubic Ft.: 2.5
 
Title: State Emergency Relief Administration Women's Unit Records
Dates:
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: State Relief Committee Biennial Report
Dates:
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: State Ward Movement Statistical Reports
Dates:
Cubic Ft.: .1
 
Title: State Welfare Commission Investigation Reports
Dates:
Cubic Ft.: 3
 
Title: State Welfare Commission Labor Correspondence
Dates:
Cubic Ft.: 1
 
Title: "Subversive" Monitoring Records
Dates:
Cubic Ft.: .5
 
Title: Works Progress Administration Project Records
Dates:
Cubic Ft.: 1.5
 

Children and Families, Services to

 
Title: Advisory Committee Records
Dates: 1977-1988
Cubic Ft.: 1
 
Title: Photographs
Dates: 1913
Cubic Ft.: 6
 
Title: Posters
Dates: no date
Cubic Ft.: 1