{"id":64960,"date":"2026-05-11T15:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-names-new-director-for-division-of-family-services\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:37:16","slug":"delaware-names-new-director-for-division-of-family-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-names-new-director-for-division-of-family-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Names New Director for Division of Family Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2339\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778528236152.png?resize=2339%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778528236152.png?w=2339&amp;ssl=1 2339w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778528236152.png?resize=300%2C72&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778528236152.png?resize=1024%2C247&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778528236152.png?resize=768%2C186&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778528236152.png?resize=1536%2C371&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778528236152.png?resize=2048%2C495&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families has selected Sarah Azevedo to lead its Division of Family Services as the new director.<\/p><p>Azevedo steps into the position following the retirement of Trenee Parker, who concluded her career after serving the department for 30 years. Parker&#8217;s departure marks the end of three decades of commitment to Delaware&#8217;s children and families.<\/p><p>The newly appointed director brings extensive experience to her new role, having worked within DFS for more than 27 years in various capacities throughout her career with the division.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families has appointed Sarah Azevedo as the new Director of its Division of Family Services. Azevedo brings over 27 years of experience with DFS to the role, replacing longtime Director Trenee Parker who retired after three decades of service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":64959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778528236152.png?fit=2339%2C565&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-gTK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19838,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-celebrates-national-adoption-month\/","url_meta":{"origin":64960,"position":0},"title":"Delaware Celebrates National Adoption Month","author":"admin","date":"December 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DOVER, Delaware \u2013 Delaware recently held an event recognizing National Adoption Month, honoring families and professionals who support children through adoption, according to information released by the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families.The event, organized by the Division of Family Services (DFS) and the Interagency Committee\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shadow-of-adults-and-children-holding-hands-on-the-2024-11-30-20-14-07-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shadow-of-adults-and-children-holding-hands-on-the-2024-11-30-20-14-07-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shadow-of-adults-and-children-holding-hands-on-the-2024-11-30-20-14-07-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shadow-of-adults-and-children-holding-hands-on-the-2024-11-30-20-14-07-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shadow-of-adults-and-children-holding-hands-on-the-2024-11-30-20-14-07-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3715,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/overdose-deaths-in-delaware-reached-new-monthly-high-in-may\/","url_meta":{"origin":64960,"position":1},"title":"Overdose deaths in Delaware reached new monthly high in May","author":"admin","date":"June 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware public health officials announced a new monthly high total of deaths from suspected overdoses during May and said they fear the vast majority of the deaths will be connected to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic pain reliever that is 50-100 times more potent than morphine, or to the increasing use\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Addiction-HelpIsHere-New-Poster-May-2017.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Addiction-HelpIsHere-New-Poster-May-2017.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Addiction-HelpIsHere-New-Poster-May-2017.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Addiction-HelpIsHere-New-Poster-May-2017.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Addiction-HelpIsHere-New-Poster-May-2017.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2609,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/breaking-magnolia-couple-charged-with-murder-of-their-infant-who-police-say-they-buried-in-the-backyard\/","url_meta":{"origin":64960,"position":2},"title":"BREAKING | Magnolia couple charged with murder of their infant who police say they buried in the backyard","author":"admin","date":"February 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"22-year-old Angel Toran and 24-year-old Ny\u2019Jier Murphy, both of Magnolia, DE (Left to Right) - 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