Child welfare professionals looking for information or resources for children who are Mexican Nationals or who may have parents or relatives in Mexico should contact the consulate in Orlando or Miami.
Consulate General of México in Miami
Legal Affairs Department
5975 SW 72nd Street (Sunset Dr.)
Suite 302
South Miami, Fl. 33143
Ph: (786) 268 4897 / 98
Fax: (786) 268 4911 |
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Consulate General of México in Orlando
100 W. Washington St.,
Orlando, FL 32801
Ph: (407) 422-0514
(407) 422 9026 (direct)Fax:(407) 422-9633
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Additional Resources
Mexican Embassy
Mexican Embassy in the United Statesis located in Washington, D.C. Their site contains Information about the services that the Embassy provides as well as facts about Mexico, its culture, economy and society.
Link to English version of website
Link to Spanish version of website
In Mexico the National System for the Integral Development of the Family (Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) is the public body responsible for implementing and giving dimension to implement public policies in the field of social welfare. Their services include, but are not limited to, promoting and providing social welfare services; fostering family and community development; implementing and stimulating the healthy physical, mental, and social growth of children; managing welfare institutions for abandoned minors, the elderly, the handicapped, and the homeless who are without resources; conducting studies and research on social welfare; implementing and encouraging personnel training for social welfare; rendering legal assistance services and counseling to minors, the elderly, and the handicapped lacking resources; and supporting the implementation of state guardianship of neglected minors. For more information please visit their website at www.dif.gob.mx. *Please note that, as expected, the website is in spanish*.