Any agency or institution maintained by a municipality or county, or any agency or institution maintained by a person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, association, or organization to receive children for care and maintenance or for placement in a family home, or that provides care for mothers and their children, is considered to be a child welfare agency. The Department of Social Services is a child welfare agency.
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