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
CrisisCrisis on Child Welfare in Ohio on Child Welfare in Ohio
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CRISIS:CRISIS:
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
2010-2011 State Budget 2010-2011 State Budget
Budget Item SFY 2009 2010 2011
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
2010-2011 State Budget 2010-2011 State Budget
Budget Item SFY 2009 2010 2011
Kinship Permanency
Incentive (KPI) program
$10 M TANF $5 M State GRF $5 M State GRF
2010-2011 State Budget 2010-2011 State Budget
Budget Item SFY 2009 2010 2011
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 $
2010-2011 State Budget 2010-2011 State Budget
Budget Item SFY 2009 2010 2011
Entitlement Administration-
Local
(aka IM Control)
$130 M State GRF
$87.3 M $80.2M
2010-2011 State Budget 2010-2011 State Budget
Budget Item SFY 2009 2010 2011
TANF County Allocation (PRC)
$326 M TANF $295.2 M $291.2 M
2010-2011 State Budget 2010-2011 State Budget
Budget Item SFY 2009 2010 2011
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
• 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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CountyCounty
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