Ducey Refocusing Agency On Foster Family Creation

PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey is reorganizing a small executive agency to refocus its efforts on creating more foster families to house children removed from their homes and to oversee government drug abuse and prevention actions. The actions announced Wednesday are intended to engage the faith-based community in identifying families who will help provide homes for the more than 17,000 Arizona children now in state care. Director Debbie Moak of the newly renamed Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Families said she also intends to use the office to boost substance prevention and rehabilitation efforts. The goal is to cut the number of children removed from their homes because their parents abuse drugs and to help reunite families by providing substance abuse services to parents who have had their children removed.

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