To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Cheryl Ternes, Director, Human Services
Prepared By:
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Jessica Williamsen, Child & Adult Protection Services (CAPS) Division Manager, Human Services
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presenter
Presenter: Cheryl Ternes, Director, Human Services; Jessica Williamsen, Child/Adult Protection Services Division Manager, Human Services; Suzanna Dobbins, Finance Division Manager, Human Services
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Subject:
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1:45 PM *Review of the SFY 2024-2025 Core Services Program Plan
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The County Department of Human Services is statutorily required to have their Board of County Commissioners review and sign the Core Services Program Plan to receive funding for such services from the Colorado Department of Human Services. The County Director and the Placement Alternatives Commission are also required to sign the plan.
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Background and Discussion: Each county department of human services within Colorado is required to assure access to services for children and their families who are at risk of out-of-home placement, or to prevent continued involvement with the child welfare system, or to serve former foster youth. Such services shall include, but are not limited to, assessment, intervention, treatment, supervision, and shelter. Those services, as contracted by each county, shall be outlined in the Core Services Plan, a three-year plan which must be submitted to the state department of human services, and re-submitted annually for budgetary or programmatic changes that are necessary to enhance service delivery or otherwise deemed necessary to accomplish the goals of the plan.
Each county is required to have an established Placement Alternatives Commission (PAC) to hold periodic meetings to evaluate these services and be afforded the opportunity to identify any recommended changes to such services, as well as assess the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the services. The commission shall ...
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