Administration for Families and Children

What it does

• Handles protective-services programs and interventions concerning abuse, neglect, and family situations requiring support.Art. 6 ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
• Administers foster-care and adoption programs and family-preservation and strengthening services.Auxiliary administrations; Programs ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
• Includes services for older adults and adults with disabilities, as well as community prevention programs.Programs ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

In everyday life

Someone seeking adoption or foster-care information should consult the appropriate auxiliary administration within ADFAN. Its official site distinguishes these programs from prevention and adult services.Auxiliary administrations ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

How to distinguish it from other institutions

PAN and TANF applications belong to ADSEF. ADFAN focuses on social and protective services, although a family may use both systems.Programs ↗ · Programs ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

Child-support matters go through ASUME. Family protection and enforcement of a support obligation are different functions.Arts. 6, 8 ↗ · Arts. 5–7 ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

Official services and information

• Programs and auxiliary administrations ↗

Confirm requirements, forms, and schedules on the linked official portal.

Where it fits

• Component of: Department of the Family Art. 5 ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

Map groupings support navigation; they do not themselves establish reporting authority.

Legal basis

Reorganization Plan 1-1995, arts. 5 and 6, as amended. ADFAN’s institutional site describes the organization of its auxiliary administrations.Arts. 5–6 ↗ · Organizational and geographic structure ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

The enabling reference is a reading aid. Consult applicable texts and amendments in official sources; directory cards can retain older references.

Leadership & appointments

ADFAN administrator

The administrator runs operations and reports to the Secretary of the Family. The Secretary appoints the administrator in consultation with the governor.Art. 6 ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

A name is not published without current verification of the role.

Appointment

Verification pending

Confirmation

Verification pending

Term end

Verification pending

An absent name does not imply a vacancy. Names from the seed report are not automatically treated as current officeholders.

Governance & composition

An administrator leads this administration under the Secretary of the Family. The cited provision does not establish a corporate governing board for it; program councils are separate bodies.Arts. 5, 6 ↗ · Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

Sources & method

The consultation date is not the institution’s own update date.

1. PR.gov — Administración de Familias y Niños ↗https://pr.gov/directorio-de-agencias/administracion-de-familias-y-ninos-dpto-familia-4Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
2. ADFAN — funciones y organización ↗https://adfan.pr.gov/SobreNosotros/Pages/default.aspxSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
3. Plan de Reorganización 1-1995 — Departamento de la Familia (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/reogGubernamental/PDF/Planes%20de%20Reorganizaci%C3%B3n%20vigentes/1-1995.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Aug 13, 2025
4. ADSEF — programas y servicios en línea ↗https://serviciosenlinea.adsef.pr.gov/Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
5. Ley 5-1986 — Ley Orgánica de ASUME (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/5-1986.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026