Press Releases

NDCFS is not impacted by the federal government shutdown. The division has enough funds to continue operating in the new fiscal year. All our programs remain open.

At the DAP quarterly gathering, epidemiologists with the Navajo Epidemiology Center (NEC), who are a part of the DAP Data Workgroup, demonstrated the NEC’s online dashboard which reports data from all clinics on the Navajo Nation on hospitalization and emergency room rates.

NDCFS and the Navajo Nation Veterans Administration (NNVA) hosted the first in a series of ribbon skirt and medicine bag making workshops as a wellness activity for Navajo veterans.

NDCFS took a momentous step forward in providing appropriate compensation for its federally funded employees.

Update to the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee (HEHSC) on the 477 Plan that DCFS is implementing and going live with as of October 1, 2025.

NDCFS presented a report to the Western Navajo Agency Council on September 13, 2025. The report includes the highlights and accomplishments from the division’s offices and programs.

The Navajo Nation has proclaimed the month of September, “Navajo Nation Recovery and Suicide Prevention Month.” This month also recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day, which is Sept. 10.

NDCFS welcomed relatives with physical and developmental disabilities to their own special event at the 77th Annual Navajo Nation Fair.

Video from the 2025 Navajo mohair and wool buying event captures moments of pride, tradition, and partnership, celebrating the resilience and craftsmanship of the Navajo people

Executive Director of the NDCFS, Thomas Cody, presented community outreach and accomplishments within the division’s six programs under DCFS at the quarterly Western Navajo Agency Council meeting

Public Law 102-477 is voluntary for Tribes and is intended to demonstrate how Indian Tribal governments can integrate employment, training, and related services to improve the effectiveness of those services, to reduce joblessness in Indian communities, and to serve Tribally determined goals consistent with the policies of self-determination.