10/06/09: Program changes will save $11 million

10/05/09: Deadline to apply for 'Unmet Needs'

10/01/09: New superintendent named for Glenwood

09/28/09: Child support unit wins national award 

09/01/09: Record child support collections despite economy

08/31/09: Director sets reviews in injury cases; copy of letter to governor

08/03/09: Applications for major DHS programs now available online

07/23/09: Focus on disparities produces results in Woodbury

07/13/09: Ticket to Hope offers free counseling for disaster survivors

06/30/09: More kids now eligible for low-cost health insurance

06/23/09: DOJ marks big gains at Glenwood

06/22/09: DHS celebrates pivotal Olmstead court decision

06/03/09: Decline in child abuse; one-page child welfare summary

05/27/09: Website focuses on year-later mental health needs

05/15/09: DHS focuses on mental health; Governor's proclamation 

04/30/09: Governor appoints Krogmeier as DHS Director

04/14/09: 13th safe haven child

04/02/09: Woodward earns DOJ compliance

03/17/09: Stimulus boosts food assistance benefits 13.6%

02/24/09: Old file shows DHS considered Atalissa situation in 1974,1997

02/12/09: Eldora wins accreditation after 20 years

02/09/09: Glenwood, Woodward Advance in Compliance; DOJ reviews deaths

02/03/09: Glenwood gets expert

01/29/09: 12th Safe Haven Baby

01/16/09: Accross-the-board intro; ATB explainer letter; ATB spreadsheet explainer; ATB spreadsheet Medicaid

12/30/08: Food assistance summary on growth/trends

12/23/08: DHS Director Issues Glenwood Summary

11/20/08: DHS Director Addresses Racial Disparities in Child Welfare

10/17/08: New Manager for Child Support Call Center

09/19/08: New Medicaid Director 

08/06/08: Coping with delayed disaster stress

08/04/08: Disaster victims 'Can't handle stress alone'

06/25/08: Governor streamlines state disaster grant program

06/20/08: Emergency food assistance expands to 36 counties

05/29/08: Emergency food assistance for tornado victims

05/14/08: 10th Safe Haven child

04/30/08: Calendar 07 one-page child welfare by the numbers

04/30/08: Director announces retirement; summary of changes

02/15/08: Anti-Stigma Campaign Adds Website

01/24/08: Governor Launches hawk-i Outreach 

12/21/07: Ninth Safe Haven Child

11/07/07: Child Welfare Contracts Approved in CB

10/31/07: DHS Launches Campaign to Counter Mental Illness Bias

10/26/07: Council Bluffs Selected for Location of DHS Call Center

08/02/07: DHS protests $25 child support fee

07/26/07: Child welfare contracts approved

06/12/07: First Lady launches safe haven campaign

05/16/07: Interim Goal Achieved on Child Welfare 

05/03/07: Regular Checkups Added to Medicaid/IowaCare

04/23/07: 'Cover the Uninsured' Week Puts Focus on hawk-i

04/13/07: Life Skills Medicaid Program Approved

03/28/07: First grants awarded in winter storm help

03/06/07: State launches $1M winter storm help

03/06/07: Annual Abuse Numbers Trends; 

                   One-Page Child Welfare by the numbers;

                   Complete 2006 numbers      

01/26/07: Child Support Recovery Unit hearing schedule

01/22/07: Major Grant to Serve People With MR; highlights

01/08/07: Upgraded Statewide Contract for Foster/Adoptive Services 

01/02/07: Change of the Guard at Refugee Services

12/01/06: Medicaid Option Launched

10/18/06: Eighth Safe Haven Baby

10/03/06: First five-star rating in childcare

09/28/06: High performance bonus in food stamps

09/07/06: Major Mental Health Grant

08/02/06: Seventh Safe Haven Baby

06/20/06: Medicaid Citizenship Requirement

04/13/06: Launch of Iowa Childcare Quality Rating System

04/06/06: DHS Gains Subsidized Guardianship Program

03/13/06: Food Stamp Record, Both Participation and Dollars

                    Food Stamp History, 1979-Present (xls)

                    Food Stamp Growth in Federal Dollars (pdf)

                    Food Stamp Statement from FNS

                    Child Welfare By the Numbers

                    Calendar 2005 abuse and neglect stats

                    Digital Dashboard of child welfare measures  

01/28/06: Child Support Back to 'Normal'