The Federal Parent Locator Service
The Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), a service operated by the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), may be accessed by state child welfare agencies to locate and notify parents and other relatives of a child placed in foster care. The FPLS may also be used to locate youth who have exited foster care to provide services or for purposes of completing the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey. CB and OCSE jointly published an Information Memorandum (ACYF-CB-IM-12-06) that discusses the FPLS, child support information available to state child welfare agencies, and related topics.
State child welfare agencies may request FPLS information several ways including:
Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"009:70"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "ACF Data Team",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:ohsepr@acf.hhs.gov"
}
|
| description | The Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), a service operated by the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), may be accessed by state child welfare agencies to locate and notify parents and other relatives of a child placed in foster care. The FPLS may also be used to locate youth who have exited foster care to provide services or for purposes of completing the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey. CB and OCSE jointly published an Information Memorandum (ACYF-CB-IM-12-06) that discusses the FPLS, child support information available to state child welfare agencies, and related topics. State child welfare agencies may request FPLS information several ways including: Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below. |
| distribution |
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{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Official Data Source",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Access the complete The Federal Parent Locator Service on the official website.",
"downloadURL": "https://acf.gov/cb/training-technical-assistance/federal-parent-locator-service"
}
]
|
| identifier | https://healthdata.gov/api/views/nui9-5yys |
| issued | 2025-09-03 |
| keyword |
[
"care",
"child",
"data",
"foster",
"policy"
]
|
| landingPage | https://healthdata.gov/d/nui9-5yys |
| modified | 2025-09-05 |
| programCode |
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"009:045"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Administration for Children and Families",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"ACF"
]
|
| title | The Federal Parent Locator Service |
