A definition of a child welfare agency -- an organization that has the right to look after children outside the home and is mandate to provide services to families and children.

Want to learn more about child welfare agencies from people who experienced it? Check out the youth-in-care web site at:

http://youthincare.ca/

This website describes their work and their online publication called The Networker and is well worth the visit.

More social workers than any other profession work in child welfare agencies.