The State of Ohio’s Children: The Impact of the Economic on Child Welfare in Ohio Center for...

The State of Ohio’s Children: The State of Ohio’s Children: The Impact of the Economic The Impact of the Economic

on Child Welfare in Ohio on Child Welfare in Ohio

Center for Community Solutions

68th 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 State of Ohio’s Children: The Impact of the Economic The Impact of the Economic

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CONTEXT CONTEXT

• Big Picture Indicators• 2010-11 Budget – state/local impact• What does this mean for children/families?• State/County projects and opportunities

Statewide Trends 2001 2007 % Change

Children in custody at least a day 35,083 26,853 23% decrease

Children in custody at year-end 21,239 14,282 33% decrease

Number of placement days 7.8 million 5.5 million 29% decrease

Children waiting for adoption 5,391 2,915 46% decrease

Reports of maltreatment 101,136 106,538 5% increase

Big Picture Statewide Big Picture Statewide

Big Picture Statewide Big Picture Statewide

43%49%

8%

ContextContext StatewideStatewide

ContextContext 58% 35%

7%

CuyahogaCuyahoga

2010-2011 State Budget 2010-2011 State Budget

Budget Item SFY 2009 2010 2011

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



Adoption Services

$300/mo

AA match and SAMS

$240/mo state base for AA and SAMS, PASSS

maintained

$240/mo state base for AA and SAMS, PASSS

maintained



Kinship Permanency

Incentive (KPI) program

$10 M TANF $5 M State GRF $5 M State GRF



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 $

$15 M; promise add’l $46 M from

tobacco $



Entitlement Administration-

Local

(aka IM Control)

$130 M State GRF

$87.3 M $80.2M



TANF County Allocation (PRC)

$326 M TANF $295.2 M $291.2 M



Tangible Personal

Property Tax (applies to all local levies)

Hold harmless Hold harmless Hold harmless worth $11.2 M;

permanent fix for lost local

revenues vetoed by Gov

2010-2011 State Budget 2010-2011 State Budget Budget Item Loss 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 What does this mean for children and families

• Alternative Response• Data Tools for Child Welfare Leaders

http://summitonchildren.ohio.gov/; click <CFSR>; click <Access the CFSR Data Analysis>

• Family Engagement

StatewideStatewide

http://summitonchildren.ohio.gov/

• Continuum of Support – Kinship Families

• Improve Permanency Outcomes – Fos Yth

• Flexible Funding

• CHIPS – Child In Need of Protective Services Legislation

StatewideStatewide

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