The State of Ohio’s Children: The Impact of the Economic on Child Welfare in Ohio Center for Community Solutions 68 th Annual Human Services Institute April 16, 2010
Deborah Forkas, Director, Cuyahoga County Family and Children Services Greg Kapcar, Legislative Director, Public Children Services Association of Ohio
The State of Ohio’s Children: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child Welfare in Ohio
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CONTEXT Big Picture Indicators Budget – state/local impact What does this mean for children/families? State/County projects and opportunities
Statewide Trends % Change Children in custody at least a day35,08326,85323% decrease Children in custody at year-end21,23914,28233% decrease Number of placement days7.8 million5.5 million29% decrease Children waiting for adoption5,3912,91546% decrease Reports of maltreatment101,136106,538 5% increase Big Picture Statewide
43% 49% 8% ContextStatewide
Context 58% 35% 7% Cuyahoga
State Budget Budget ItemSFY State Child Protection Allocation $58.6 M (after ’09 cuts) Est $50.5 M for SCPA, no earmarks Est $50.5 M for SCPA, no earmarks
State Budget Budget ItemSFY Adoption Services $300/mo AA match and SAMS $240/mo state base for AA and SAMS, PASSS maintained
State Budget Budget ItemSFY Kinship Permanency Incentive (KPI) program $10 M TANF$5 M State GRF
State Budget Budget ItemSFY Child, Family and Adult Community & Protective Services (replaces lost TANF to Title XX Transfer $) $62 M TANF to Title XX Transfer $15 M; promise add’l $46 M from tobacco $
State Budget Budget ItemSFY Entitlement Administration- Local (aka IM Control) $130 M State GRF $87.3 M$80.2M
State Budget Budget ItemSFY TANF County Allocation (PRC) $326 M TANF$295.2 M$291.2 M
State Budget Budget ItemSFY Tangible Personal Property Tax (applies to all local levies) Hold harmless Hold harmless worth $11.2 M; permanent fix for lost local revenues vetoed by Gov
State Budget Budget ItemLoss over biennium SCPA-$16.2 M Adoption Services-$43 M KPI-$10 M TANF to Title XX-$94 M Entitlement Admin-Local-$92.5 M TANF Allocation-$65.6 M **TPP (Tax Year 2010) -$73.2 M (Children, Aging, Hmn Svc, MH, DD) TOTAL**-$304 M (excluding TPP loss)
Fewer resources vs greater demand Complex, multi-system cases Core services Reorganization Proactive Reform What does this mean for children and families
Alternative Response Data Tools for Child Welfare Leaders click ; click Family Engagement Statewide
Continuum of Support – Kinship Families Improve Permanency Outcomes – Fos Yth Flexible Funding CHIPS – Child In Need of Protective Services Legislation Statewide
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