Any planned or sudden changes in your home should be communicated to DFCS as they occur. Changes in the child’s status, behavior, family status or behavior may affect the overall functioning of the home environment. 

Please report to your Resource Development case manager all changes in the home including, but not limited to, the following:

• Moving from your current place of residence 
• Change in telephone number 
• Any person moving in or out of your home 
• Change in income and/or employment 
• Significant changes in the health of anyone living in your home 
• Increase in family stressor(s) 
• Birth and/or death of immediate family member(s) 
• Any household member turning 18 years of age 
• Any change that affects your ability to meet the minimum standards of providing prudent parenting to a child in your care 
• Purchase/acquisition of any weapon(s)that will be stored in residence, or on the property – must be reported immediately 
• Any criminal offense that affects approval status

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