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ANNUAL REPORTROWAN COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Fiscal Year 2011
July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
In today’s fragile economic climate, we see our family members, our friends, and our neighbors facing the worst of times. Businesses are downsizing and closing, leaving many Rowan County citizens out of work and without adequate resources to take care of their basic need for food, clothing, and shelter. In life’s most difficult times, some people do not have a family, a church, or a circle of friends to turn to for support. For these people, the poor economy can have very serious and long-lasting affects and can lead to homelessness, illness, addictions, abuse, neglect, and domestic violence.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENTIn times such as these, it is more important than ever to have community resources to help hold people up until times get better. Rowan County Department of Social Services is committed to being part of a network of community organizations that help people overcome life’s challenges in the hardest of times. In fact, almost half the households in Rowan County are being helped through Medicaid, Food Assistance, and Work First benefits. These programs are helping people to receive needed medical care, to obtain food for their children, and to pay their rent and utility bills.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
In addition to financial help, DSS provides services to those in need. Many of our disabled residents and those who are aged are getting good care in an adult day program or care in assisted living facilities, if their needs warrant such care. Single parents are getting help for their children through child support services, offered for free or for a very small cost. Parents who are working or who are full-time students may qualify for help with day care costs, giving them the assurance that their children are well cared for while parents work to earning a living.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Even with financial assistance and social services to fill the gaps, some parents are unable to provide a safe and nurturing home for their children. Sometimes, these children are victims of abuse and neglect, and they become DSS foster children. With the birth parents, foster parents, and DSS working in partnership, most foster children return home when it is safe for them to do so.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
I am grateful for our community partners, our Board of Directors, and our 200 employees for the service they provide to Rowan County residents. Working together is the key to addressing the community’s urgent and compelling needs. After you have reviewed the Rowan County DSS Annual Report, please do not hesitate to call on us for more information. Located at 1813 East Innes Street in Salisbury, next door to the Rowan County Health Department, DSS is open Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. We are honored to serve you. Sandra M. Wilkes, DirectorRowan County Department of Social Services
TOTAL IMPACT ON ROWAN COUNTY CITIZENS AND ECONOMY IN FY 2011
$223,755,881 in benefits and services impacted our County’s economy in FY2010-2011. The vast majority is Federal and State funding, with the
total County share for these benefits $2,531,460 (1.1%).
26,000 households and 48,249 individuals in Rowan County received assistance in FY 2011 in Medicaid, Food
and Nutrition, and/or Work First Benefits. This means 49% of Rowan County households received one or
more of these basic kinds of assistance last year.
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
2010 census shows population of Rowan County was 138,428.
2009 estimated number of households was
53,249.
16.7% of our citizens were below the poverty
rate in 2009
Median household income in 2010 was
$46,292
Unemployment Rate was 11.5% for June 2011
From Charlotte Regional Partnership, US Census Bureau, and Employment Security
Commission
ASSISTANCE ISSUED IN FY2011 (1 OF 3)
Medicaid for Rowan Citizens $163,049,159
Food and Nutrition Benefits, USDA 36,117,804
Child Support Collections 10,238,405
Child Day Care Subsidy 4,602,557
Foster Care/Adoption Assistance 3,928,200
Special Assistance – Adult Care Home
2,202,018
Emergency and Seasonal Assistance
1,826,916
Work First Benefits 877,077
ASSISTANCE ISSUED IN FY 2011 (2 OF 3)
Medicaid Transportation 661,872
In-Home Aide Services 86,419
Donated Funds 85,730
Adult Day Care 67,348
LINKS Transitional Services 15,706
Food/Nutrition Employment and Training Program
2,670
TOTAL ASSISTANCE ISSUED $223,755,881
Medicaid for all Rowan Citizens
Food and Nutrition Benefits, USDA
Child Support Collections
Child Day Care Subsidy
Foster Care/Adoption Assistance
Special Assistance – Adult Care Home
Emergency and Seasonal Assistance
Work First Family Assistance Programs
Medicaid Transportation
In-Home Aide Services
Donated Funds
Adult Day Care
LINKS Purchases for Foster Children Leaving the SystemFood/Nutrition Employment and Training Program
Assistance Issued in FY2011 (3 of 3)
Medicaid
Food and Nutrition
6-YEAR COMPARISONProgram SFY2006 SFY2007 SFY2008 SFY2009 SFY2010 SFY2011
Medicaid Benefits for Rowan County Citizens 136,546,353 131,023,854 135,980,808 149,763,354 160,311,782 163,049,159
Food & Nutrition Benefits 12,528,052 13,621,754 15,665,695 21,914,764 30,966,106 36,117,804
Child Support Collections 8,400,586 8,946,054 9,687,106 10,275,552 10,410,041 10,238,405
Child Day Care Subsidy 4,849,590 4,881,310 4,692,805 4,271,602 4,613,671 4,602,557
Foster Care 1,066,444 1,028,695 1,165,545 1,998,492 2,639,775 2,364,717
Adoption Assistance 1,124,050 1,177,468 1,259,664 1,473,883 1,676,026 1,563,484
Low Income Energy Assistance 383,909 233,253 253,485 740,083 856,905 1,119,876
Special Assistance Blind and Disabled 1,239,476 1,186,150 1,235,222 1,231,932 1,145,274 1,108,570
Special Assistance Aged 1,374,294 1,356,665 1,331,233 1,230,958 1,084,052 1,093,447
Work First Benefits and Employment Services 1,238,572 1,185,948 1,209,949 1,078,819 964,038 854,438
Crisis Intervention and Share the Warmth 269,203 263,847 349,631 643,951 577,889 672,283
Medicaid Transportation 297,175 297,187 339,657 388,460 530,349 661,872
In-Home Aide Services 93,407 98,853 97,327 99,353 101,300 86,419
Donated Funds 71,130 68,779 66,672 106,918 78,126 85,730
Adult Day Care 59,861 69,825 70,664 71,035 67,414 67,348 Special Assistance In-Home (notation only; included above) - - - 92,760 74,923 51,923
Work First Emergency Assistance 138,547 133,539 127,971 133,738 133,616 23,630
Assistance for Domestic Violence Victims 11,075 22,028 25,558 23,916 11,268 16,639
LINKS Purchases for Foster Children Leaving System 4,949 5,547 6,465 9,464 16,722 15,706
General Assistance 22,306 28,626 12,009 9,760 11,670 11,127
FNS Employment & Training 14,450 18,475 22,475 19,825 4,615 2,670 Total Assistance Provided 169,733,429 165,647,858 173,599,941 195,485,858 216,200,639 223,755,881
6-YEAR COMPARISON
SFY2006 SFY2007 SFY2008 SFY2009 SFY2010 SFY2011 -
50,000,000
100,000,000
150,000,000
200,000,000
250,000,000
169,733,429 165,647,858 173,599,941
195,485,858
216,200,639
223,755,881
Total Assistance Provided
32% Increase in 5 years
6-YEAR COMPARISON
SFY2006 SFY2007 SFY2008 SFY2009 SFY2010 SFY2011 -
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
140,000,000
160,000,000
180,000,000
136,546,353 131,023,854 135,980,808
149,763,354
160,311,782
163,049,159
Medicaid Benefits for Rowan County Citizens
19% Increase in 5 years
6-YEAR COMPARISON
SFY2006 SFY2007 SFY2008 SFY2009 SFY2010 SFY2011 -
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
12,528,052 13,621,754
15,665,695
21,914,764
30,966,106
36,117,804
Food & Nutrition Benefits
188% Increase in 5 years
ECONOMIC SERVICES DIVISIONPat Spears, Program Administrator
ProgramsMedicaid for Families and ChildrenMedicaid for AdultsMedicaid TransportationSpecial AssistanceFood and Nutrition ServicesFNS Employment and TrainingLow Income Energy AssistanceCrisis InterventionShare the Warmth
MEDICAID PROGRAM
Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income individuals and families who cannot afford health care costs. Medicaid serves low-income parents, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. 23,725 individuals were authorized for Medicaid (17% of Rowan County population) as of June 2011; average value of medical services received was $6,872 per person for the year.
Expenditures are shown by type of service received, individual recipient categories, and type of providers in Rowan County, based on reports from the Division of Medical Assistance.
MEDICAID SERVICES PROVIDED (1 OF 3)
HMO Premiums for Mental Health
$31,172,113
Long-Term Care-Nursing Home 23,853,812
Physician 21,154,913
Prescription Drugs 20,182,541
Hospital-Inpatient 14,678,085
Hospital-Outpatient 14,363,780
Home Health/CAP/Personal Care 12,223,885
Medicare Premiums 7,038,301
Dental 6,249,584
Adult Care Homes 3,395,853
Health Check/Education 1,513,584
Practitioner, Non-Physician 1,480,956
Clinics 1,458,651
Lab/X-Ray 1,202,536
Hospice 977,652
Family Planning 927,946
Ambulance 487,189
Optical 476,276
Podiatry 86,240
Case Management 74,025
Chiropractic 37,742
Hearing Aids 13,495
TOTAL MEDICAID PROVIDED $163,049,159
MEDICAID SERVICES PROVIDED (2 OF 3)
Medicaid Services Provided (3 of 3)
MENTAL HEALTH HMO PREMIUMS
LONG-TERM CARE
PHYSICIAN
PRESCRIBED DRUGS
HOSPITAL INPATIENT
HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT
HOME HEALTH/CAP/PCS
MEDICARE PREMIUM
DENTAL
ADULT CARE HOMES
HEALTH CHECK/EDUCATION
PRACTITIONER-NON PHYSICIAN
CLINICS
LAB AND X-RAY
HOSPICE
FAMILY PLANNING
AMBULANCE
OPTICAL
PODIATRY
CASE MANAGEMENT
CHIROPRACTIC
HEARING AIDS
Mental Health HMO Premiums
Nursing Home
DoctorRX
Hospital
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES (1 OF 2)
Disabled $66,973,337
Aged 33,657,090
Infant/Children 26,129,066
Work First Over 21 (Includes Medicaid for Families)
19,097,068
Work First Under 21 (Includes Medicaid for Families)
9,197,467
Pregnant Women 3,764,262
Medicare Qualified Beneficiaries 1,734,392
NC Health Choice 1,109,684
State Foster Home Children 531,954
Blind 445,552
Illegal Aliens 424,641
Legal Aliens 145,335
Refugees 1,145
Claims Adjustments -161,834
TOTAL MEDICAID PROVIDED $163,049,159
Medicaid Eligibility Categories (2 of 2)
(10,000,000.00)
-
10,000,000.00
20,000,000.00
30,000,000.00
40,000,000.00
50,000,000.00
60,000,000.00
70,000,000.00
Nursing Home, Skilled & ICF $24,964,008
Pharmacy 21,041,218
Hospital 13,915,434
Physician 11,896,585
Dentist 5,814,910
Adult Care Homes 2,335,095
Community Alternatives Program 2,235,156
Residential Child Care 1,923,137
Personal Care Services 1,547,627
Private Duty Nurse 1,433,183
Health Department 938,322
Home Health and Infusion Therapy 733,153
Nurse Practitioner, Speech/Audio/OT
706,131
ROWAN COUNTY PROVIDER EARNINGS (1 OF 3)
Hospice 657,585
Optometrist 401,321
Medical Equipment 363,113
Community Intervention Agency 270,005
Ambulance 266,935
Dialysis Treatment 262,957
Local Education 196,887
Mental Health 147,596
Case Management 54,786
Podiatrist 25,611
Chiropractor 13,108
Hearing Aid Dealer 1,955
TOTAL PAID TO ROWAN PROVIDERS $92,145,818
ROWAN COUNTY PROVIDER EARNINGS (2 OF 3)
Nursing Home, Skilled and ICF
Pharmacy
Hospital
Physician
Dentist
Adult Care Homes
Community Alternatives Program
Residential Child Care
Personal Care
Private Duty Nurse
Health Department
Home Health and Infusion Therapy
Nurse & Independent Practitioners
Hospice
Optometrist
Medical Equipment
Community Intervention
Ambulance
Dialysis Treatment
Local Education
Mental Health
Case Management
Podiatrist
Chiropractor
Hearing Aid Dealer
Rowan County Provider Earnings (3 of 3)
Note: $31,172,113 HMO Premiums for Mental Health for Rowan citizens does not show in this chart because the provider, Piedmont Behavioral Health, is located in Cabarrus County.
Nursing Homes
PharmaciesHospitals
Doctors
MEDICAID TRANSPORTATION
This service is provided through a contract with Rowan Transit System
$661,872 was paid to vendors and family
members to transport Medicaid-eligible clients
for medical services
38,036 trips were provided in FY2011,
serving an average of 265 recipients per
month
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSState-County Special Assistance for Adults (SA) provides Medicaid coverage and a cash supplement to help low-income individuals residing in adult care homes (such as rest homes) pay for their care. Adult care homes are unlike nursing homes in that medical care is not provided by home staff. Designated staff may administer medications and provide personal care services such as assistance with bathing, eating, and dressing.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Special Assistance In-Home is an alternative to placement in an Adult Care Home for individuals who are able to live at home safely with additional supportive services. Slots for this program are limited and persons determined eligible for SA In-Home receive Medicaid and a monthly financial payment based on need.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE(ADULT CARE HOME PAYMENTS)
Payments for Disabled Adults in FY 2011 - $1,108,570
Payments for Elderly Adults in FY 2011 – $1,093,447(Includes $51,923 for SA In-Home Care)
FOOD AND NUTRITION BENEFITSFood and Nutrition Services (FNS) is a
federal food assistance program that helps low-income families. Monthly allotments of
FNS benefits are issued via Electronic Benefit Transfer cards (EBT cards). The
purpose of Food and Nutrition Services is to end hunger and improve nutrition and
health.$35,946,840 was issued to an average of
10,671 Rowan County households per month in FY 2011 (20% of households in county).
$170,964.34 was dispensed in USDA surplus commodities.
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING
Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) unit members ages 18 through 59 may volunteer to participate in an E&T Program. The local Employment Security Commission administers the program. FNS recipients who volunteer for the program are referred to ESC. The E&C Coordinator assesses the recipient’s needs and develops a plan for training activities or for job search activities based on the recipient’s individual needs. Persons who participate in the program are reimbursed for participation expenses.
$2,670 spent in SFY 2011
LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
The Low Income Energy Assistance
Program (LIEAP) is a Federally-funded
program that provides for a one-time cash
payment to help eligible families pay their heating bills.
$1,119,876 was issued in FY 2011
5,069 households received assistance (9.5% of county)
CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SHARE THE WARMTH PROGRAMS
The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) is Federal funding which
provides assistance to low-income households that are in a
heating or cooling related emergency.
Share the Warmth is funded by Piedmont Natural Gas and its
customers. These two programs are administered through a
contract with Rowan Helping Ministries.
2,737 households and 7,069 individuals were served in FY
2011 (5.1% of county population)
$672,283 was paid to 26 vendors
SERVICES SUPPORT DIVISIONNancy Brandt, Program Administrator
ProgramsAdult Protective ServicesAdult Day CareIn-Home Aide ServicesSpecial Assistance In-HomeAdult Care HomesGuardianshipWork First BenefitsWork First Employment ServicesWork First Emergency AssistanceChild Support EnforcementChild Day Care Subsidy
ADULT SERVICESAdult Services support older and disabled adults and their families through a community-based system of opportunities, services, benefits, and protections.
Services administered through Rowan County DSS include protective services, case management, home management, in-home aide, adult day care, placement services, guardianship, and other services for elderly or disabled adults.
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICESProtective Services Reports Received in FY2011 – 310
Abuse – 3
Self-Neglect – 70
Caretaker Neglect – 54
Exploitation of Assets – 12
Exploitation of Person – 3
Psychological Evaluations - 5
Screened Out (did not meet criteria in law) – 203
Preventive Outreach Referrals – 102
Incompetency Hearings - 24
ADULT DAY CARE
Adult Day Care services are an organized program of services in a community group setting to support adults’ personal independence and to promote their social, physical, and emotional well-being. Additionally, we monitor adult day care centers in order to ensure program quality.
$67,348 spent in SFY 2011
IN-HOME AIDE SERVICESIn-Home Aide Services are provided to assist families with attaining and maintaining self-sufficiency and improving quality of life for the elderly adult to stay in their homes as long as possible to avoid premature substitute care and unnecessary out-of-home placement. These services assist with home management tasks and personal care tasks for adults who cannot carry out the tasks essential to the activities of daily living.
$86,419 spent in SFY 2011
PERSONAL CARE SERVICES
Personal Care Services provide for additional personal care assistance for Medicaid eligible residents in adult care homes. A resident must meet Medicaid criteria as a heavy care resident and require extensive or total assistance in ambulation/locomotion, toileting, and/or feeding. DSS staff provided case management for 134 recipients of personal care services in FY2011. The cost of the services provided by adult care home staff is included in our Medicaid expenditures.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN-HOMEThe Special Assistance In-Home program provides an option for in-home care for older and disabled adults who are in need of placement in an adult care home, but who desire to live in a private living setting and can be maintained safely in that setting. A social worker develops a care plan based on client assessments and planning with the clients, family members, and others and determines how the Special Assistance In-Home payment is to be used to enable the client to live at home safely. $ 51,923 spent
in FY2011 to assist 20 clients
ADULT CARE HOME SERVICESAdult Services Social Workers provide
licensing, monitoring, and case management services for Adult Care Homes
(Assisted Living facilities).
17 Adult Care Home Providers in Rowan County served up to 729 residents in
FY2011
GUARDIANSHIPGuardianship involves the provision of
services to individuals who are declared incompetent by the court. DSS is given
responsibility for the adult’s personal affairs, making important decisions regarding the
individual’s personal welfare. The agency is Guardian of Person for 55
cases.
WORK FIRST BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES
Provides services focusing on employment and self-sufficiency and monthly payments for families with children who meet income eligibility guidelines. The program promotes work, requires personal responsibility, and helps families get and keep a job. Work First Family Assistance benefits provide short-term services with families expected to work actively towards becoming self-sufficient. The program is built on the premise that all families have a responsibility to their families and community to work and provide for their children.
WORK FIRST BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
$810,561 was issued in cash assistance payments in FY
2011334 is the average number of
households assisted each month (76% of these payments
are for the child only)
$43,878 was paid to assist clients in finding and keeping
employment
$16,639 was spent on contracted services with Family Crisis Council, who assisted 27 victims of domestic violence
WORK FIRST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
Emergency Assistance provides benefits to families with children to alleviate an emergency situation
defined as an unexpected, immediate crisis that is not
expected to re-occur if assistance is provided. Citizenship and residency
requirements apply as well as income and resource limits.
Examples of situations where services may be provided are
families in immediate danger of eviction or foreclosure or where a
utilities cut-off notice has been issued.
$23,630 was paid for emergencies to ensure that 62 families with
children had shelter and utilities
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENTChild Support Enforcement works to ensure that both parents are responsible for the financial support of their children. Services are provided to the custodians of minor children, regardless of income level. County agents help locate non-custodial parents, establish paternity of the child, and petition the court to order child support payments and to enforce compliance.
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
$ 9,957,326 was collected on behalf of
Rowan County children in FY 2011
An additional $281,079 was saved in medical costs, paid by absent parents or insurance rather than Medicaid
Paternity was established for 249
children
CHILD DAY CARE
SUBSIDY
Day Care Subsidy provides for the care, protection, and developmental experiences of children for a portion of the day or night. Services may be provided to families who demonstrate a need based on North Carolina Division of Child Development policy. Eligibility requirements also include a residency requirement in the county of North Carolina where they apply, citizenship requirements, an age requirement of the child, and income eligibility. Each type of child care arrangement must be licensed or meet all applicable Division of Child Development requirements for the type of arrangement.
CHILD DAY CARE SUBSIDY$4,602,557 was issued in Fiscal Year 2011
An average of 1,150 children were served each month
2,068 is the total number of children served in FY 2011
Approximately 85 child care providers in Rowan County received subsidy
CHILDREN’S SERVICES DIVISIONTom Brewer, Program AdministratorBarbara Sharpe, Program Administrator for Children’s Protective Services
ProgramsChildren’s Protective Services (Intake, Investigations, In-Home Services)Foster Care Licensing and Placement ServicesLINKS Transitional ServicesAdoption ServicesAdoption Assistance PaymentsOne Church, One Child Program
CHILDREN’S PROTECTIVE SERVICESThe Child Protective Services program strives to ensure safe, permanent, nurturing families for children by protecting them from abuse and neglect while attempting to preserve the family unit.
Child Protective Services help prevent further harm to children from intentional physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, exploitation, or neglect by a person responsible for a child's health or welfare.
Child Protective Services also help protect children who have no parent, guardian, or custodian to provide care and supervision, or whose parents or guardians or custodian is unable to provide for the care or supervision and lacks an appropriate alternative child care arrangement.
CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICSReports Received in FY2011 – 2,827
Physical or Emotional Abuse – 89
Sexual Abuse – 105
Abuse and Neglect – 14
Neglect – 1,699
Dependency – 46
Screened Out (did not meet criteria in law) – 874
Second Report on Active Cases - 339
FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT SERVICES
Foster Care is a temporary living arrangement for abused, neglected and dependent children who need a safe place to live when their parents or another relative cannot take care of them. Often their parents face issues such as illness, alcohol and drug addictions, family violence or homelessness. Length of stay in foster care varies from a few days to much longer. The foster family, the Department of Social Services, and the birth family work together to return children to their own homes when it is safe for them to return.
FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT SERVICES$2,364,717 spent in
FY 2011:$2,275,750 for room
and board$88,967 for clothing and miscellaneous
needs
$1,819,158 paid to Rowan County
providers; $545,559 out of county
249 children served in FY2011;
31 foster homes licensed and
supervised by Rowan County DSS
LINKS TRANSITIONAL SERVICESProvides instructional services and financial assistance to prepare youth, who have been in foster care, for independent living. Foster care youth between the ages of 13-21 are eligible for assistance with expenses such as car insurance, furnishings for new living arrangements, employment expenses, educational expenses, and the like as they develop new skills for living outside of the foster care system.
$15,706 spent in SFY 2011
ADOPTION PROGRAM
Adoption is the legal and social process in which a child who is born to one set of parents becomes the child of another parent(s). The adoptive parents then assume all legal rights, obligations, and responsibilities of parents to the child.
ADOPTION PROGRAMThe purpose of the adoption program at DSS is to find permanence with a family
who meets the special needs of our children.
The agency also completes home studies for step-parent, relative, and independent
adoptions at the request of the Clerk of Court.
Adoption Assistance payments are available for certain qualified children who are
adopted from DSS custody.$1,534,373 was issued in FY 2011 in Cash
Assistance and Vendor Payments$29,111 more was reinvested in the
program from incentives earned for success in the number of adoptions finalized.
230 children were served in FY2011 13 children were adopted from DSS custody 14 step-parent/relative/independent adoptions were completed
DSS LEGAL SERVICESThe DSS has two attorneys on staff and two paralegals who assist with preparation
of court documents. Children’s Services Legal
staff represent the agency in matters pertaining to child
abuse, neglect, dependency, custody, termination of
parental rights, and adoption. Support Services Legal staff represent the
agency in Adult Protective Services, Guardianship, and Child Support Enforcement
cases.DSS Attorneys work with
individuals and families who have an active case with
DSS.
GENERAL ASSISTANCE(ALL DIVISIONS)
$11,127 in assistance provided for multiple needs not covered by other
programs104 individuals assisted
23 businesses or vendors paid
DONATED FUNDS$85,730 in contributions
from the community used for the following purposes:$72,237 - Christmas Happiness
$10,929 - One Church, One Child
$2,364 - Children’s Services$200 - Food Pantry
ONE CHURCH, ONE CHILDThe Rowan County One Church One Child Program is a mission/outreach program between Rowan County Department of Social Services and local churches. Goals are:
Identifying and supporting families in congregations who are interested in becoming foster and/or adoptive parents. Helping meet the needs of children and families that have an open or active case within Rowan County DSS Children's Services Division. Supporting foster parents and relatives who care for Rowan County's children in foster care. Educating church members about the needs of Rowan County children and families who need support and assistance.
COST OF ADMINISTERING BENEFITS AND PROVIDING SERVICES
The cost for administering $223.8 million in benefits and providing additional mandated
services in FY2011 was $11,340,788, or 5.1% of total benefits issued.
County share of administrative costs was
$4,127,512.
This cost includes the provision of services such as protective
services for children and adults, as well as the cost of determining eligibility and issuing program benefits.
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BY PROGRAM AREAProgram Total Federal State County Percent
Economic Services
4,195,797
2,473,341
28,028 1,694,428
37.0%
Children’s Services
3,974,931
2,065,021
396,025
1,513,885
35.0%
Child Support 1,714,72
71,461,81
40 252,913 15.1%
Adult Services 699,004 309,431 110,68
1278,892 6.2%
Work First
386,329 1,525 0 384,804 3.4%
Child Day Care 370,001 367,410 0 2,591 3.3%
Totals 11,340,788
6,678,541
534,735
4,127,512
100%
Administrative Costs by Program Area
1- Economic Services $4.2 million
2- Children’s Services $4.0 million
3- Child Support $1.7 million
4- Adult Services $699 thousand
5- Work First $386 thousand
6- Child Day Care $370 thousand
Economic Services
Children’s Services
Child Support
Adult Services
Work FirstChild Day Care
LEADERSHIP TEAM AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Sandra Wilkes, Director Jane Johnson, Budget Analyst704-216-8422 704-216-8346 [email protected] [email protected]
Pat Spears, Program Administrator for Economic Services704-216-8407
Nancy Brandt, Program Administrator for Services Support704-216-8343
Tom Brewer, Program Administrator for Children’s Services704-216-8446
Barbara Sharpe, Program Administrator for Children’s Protective Services704-216-8479
Lillian Morgan, Chair, Social Services [email protected]