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FY 2015/16 Budget Presentation Department of Public Social Services FY 15/16 Funding Requests 1. CalFresh Reinstatement of County Match Requirement ~$2.1 Million 2. Foster Care Assistance Payments ~ $8.1 Million 3. Child Welfare Services

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FY 2015/16 Budget Presentation

Department of Public Social Services

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FY 15/16 Funding Requests

1. CalFresh – Reinstatement of County Match Requirement ~$2.1 Million

  • 2. Foster Care Assistance Payments ~

$8.1 Million

  • 3. Child Welfare Services
  • Staffing for Foster Care ~

$.45 Million

  • Staffing for Children Services ~

$7.7 Million

  • 4. Adult Protective Services Staffing ~

$1.5 Million Total Funding Requested $19.85 Million Federal Funding To Be Accessed $13.7 Million

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CalFresh Caseload Trends 2008 - 2015

36,882 52,098 74,160 90,835 106,210 121,855 122,994 128,946 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000

250% growth (2008-2015)

Current Year Growth = 5.4%

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State Waiver Reduction FY 15/16 FY 16/17 FY 17/18 FY 18/19 Full Waiver 25% 50% 75% 100% Calculated NCC 13,543,617 13,543,617 13,543,617 13,543,617 13,543,617 County MOE 5,089,580 5,089,580 5,089,580 5,089,580 5,089,580 Shift to State 8,454,037 6,340,528 4,227,019 2,113,509

  • County Impact
  • 2,113,509

4,227,019 6,340,528 8,454,037 Cumulative County Impact

  • 2,113,509

6,340,528 12,681,056 21,135,093

Reinstatement of County Match Requirement for CalFresh

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CalFresh Operational Impacts

Funding Request Supports 62 Existing Positions:  42 casework staff  19 support positions  Federal Timeliness & Quality Standards

 FFY 2014 –  3.8% Error Rate for Approved Cased – Standard is 6%  7.8% Error Rate for Denials and Terminations – Standard is 8%  Potential sanction for failure to meet standards.

 County Funding = $2.1 Million  Total Funding = $4.7 Million

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Foster Care Caseload Trends

  • 500

1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

FY 12/13 FY 13/14 FY 14/15 FY 15/16 Budget Extended FC 255 354 436 449 Foster Care 2,910 3,129 3,516 3,779

Foster Care and Extended Foster Care (AB12) Caseload Trend

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Foster Care Assistance Payments

Key Issues

  • Extended Foster Care –
  • Young Adults Remain in Care up to Age 21
  • More Allegations Requiring Investigation
  • More Open Cases
  • Less Prevention/Early Intervention Services

Available

  • Realignment revenue is not keeping up
  • Payment is not optional.
  • Projected County Share of Cost = $8.1 Million
  • Total Funding Impact = $11.5 Million
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Child Welfare Services Staffing Requests

Foster Care

  • Growth in Extended Foster Care Caseload
  • No Additional Funding Provided
  • State Analysis of SB 30 (Unfunded Mandate)
  • Realignment revenue not available
  • Request:
  • 10 Casework Positions to Support Current and

Anticipated Caseload Growth

  • County Funding = $0.45 Million
  • Total Funding Impact = $0.91 Million
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Child Welfare Services Staffing Requests

Child Protective Services

  • Rebuilding Program from Recession Cuts
  • Increase in Allegations Requiring Investigation
  • Increase in Open Cases
  • 2011 Realignment is not keeping up
  • Staffing Standards (SB 2030)
  • Minimum Staffing Target = 597
  • Current Staffing Level = 486
  • Request:
  • 75 Casework Positions
  • 45 Support Positions
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CPS Casework Staffing Levels

Compared to SB 2030 Standards

436 464 543 589 546 509 466 431 441 486 639 685 698 625 562 562 584 518 534 597 866 928 945 847 761 759 788 700 721 805 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Number of Casework Staff Position

Children's Casework Staff (SW I-Vs) SB 2030 Minimal SB 2030 Optimal

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CPS Casework Staffing Levels

Impact to Families and Operations:  Reduced caseloads =

 Increased Family Engagement  Improved Family Outcomes  Increased Staff Retention

 Reinstatement of Early Intervention Services

 Increased Family Stabilization  Reduced Out-of-Home Placements  Reduced Re-entry into Care

 New CPS Staffing Target Would Be 561

 (Note: Minimum Staffing Standard = 597)

 County Funding = $7.7 Million  Total Funding = $13.7 Million

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Adult Protective Services Staffing

 Last 5 Years:

 82% Growth in Referrals  Substantiated Cases has increased from 19% to 27%  Complexity of Cases is Increasing

 On average, 1/3 of cases take longer than 30 days to close.  73% of counties have caseloads of 20 or less

(new investigations per worker per month)  Current caseload is 22 new investigations per worker per month.  Conservative caseload projection for FY 15/16 is 25 new investigations per worker

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APS Case Referral Trends

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APS Caseload Comparison

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APS Casework Staffing Levels

Funding Request Supports:  19 casework staff  9 support positions  Staffing-Caseload Ratios Reduced to 18-20 Per Month*

* New Investigations. Total caseload per worker per month is currently 29, including ongoing cases.

 County Funding = $1.5 Million  Total Funding = $2.7 Million

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Summary

 Insufficient Realignment Revenues

 Develop a strategy to address this funding shortfall

 Caseload growth is expected to continue  Risk will increase as caseloads increase