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Social Services & Children

Office of Children & Family Services

OCFS · FY2026 · 2025-2026 Session

Oversees child welfare, child care subsidies, foster care, and juvenile justice facilities.

Total appropriation

$4.7B

All Funds

Workforce

2,940

FTE positions

% of state budget

1.85%

of $254B All Funds

% of Social Services & Children

38.8%

of $12.1B

Line items

How the $4.7B is allocated across major program areas.

ProgramCategoryAmountShare
Child care subsidiesAid / Grants$1.80B
38.3%
Child welfare services to localitiesAid / Grants$1.40B
29.8%
Foster care & adoptionAid / Grants$0.80B
17.0%
Juvenile justice facilitiesState Operations$0.50B
10.6%
AdminState Operations$0.20B
4.3%
Total mapped$4.70B100%

Related Article VII bills

These are the budget-bill slots that carry OCFS appropriations.

Other Social Services & Children agencies

Peers within the same functional area.

Source: NYS Division of the Budget Enacted Budget Financial Plan, FY2026. Figures are approximate and rounded for display.