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Department of Social Services
Child Welfare Services
The child welfare services system in California provides a continuum of services through various programs, including Child Welfare Services, Child Abuse Prevention, Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Adoptions to children who are either at risk of or have suffered abuse and/or neglect. The May Revision includes $4.0 billion ($1.5 billion General Fund) to provide assistance payments and services to children and families under these programs. This is a $60.1 million increase ($16.5 million General Fund decrease) from the Governor's Budget. The net General Fund decrease is the result of using TANF funds in lieu of General Fund for the Emergency Assistance Foster Care program ($50 million), offset by the erosion of savings associated with not enacting the Budget Balancing Reduction proposal to reduce rates in the Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Kin-Gap programs ($22.5 million) by 10 percent by March 1, 2008.
In addition, the May Revision includes a $9.4 million augmentation to pay a federal penalty for failure to meet a performance measure related to the stability of foster care placements noted in the federal Child and Family Services Review. The Department of Social Services is appealing the penalty, but will make the payment to stop the accrual of interest charges pending the appeal.
CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for
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Revised Budget Summary - Health and Human Services (pdf * - 208K)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Revised Budget Detail - Health and Human Services
Displays Revised Budget Detail information for Health and Human Services.
Proposed Budget Summary - Health and Human Services (January 2008)
Displays Proposed Budget Summary information for Health and Human Services.
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