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Human Services Department, Social Services Division, recommending the Board receive and file Fiscal Year 2006/2007 SB 163 Wraparound Program Summary of Activities and Outcomes Report demonstrating the effectiveness of said Program, prepared and submitted in accordance with provisions of the County’s Final Response to the Grand Jury 2005-2006 Mid-Session Final Report.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: The SB 163 Wraparound Program is funded through an Allocation from California Department of Social Services, with General Fund Match. This report was prepared by staff with no additional direct program costs.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $ 0.00
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $
Change To Net County Cost $ 0.00
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change.
Background:
In 2001 El Dorado County established an SB 163 Wraparound Program to provide community and family-based services to certain at-risk youth as an alternative to institutional care. The Wraparound Program utilizes State and County resources, normally used to fund institutional care, to develop and implement services designed to keep at-risk youth at home or in their home communities. By late 2004 it was determined that there were problems with the manner in which El Dorado County’s Wraparound Program had been established and was being administered. A two-year period of very low expenditures had resulted in a substantial Wraparound Program trust fund balance. While valuable services were being provided, the need for improvements to program and fiscal planning became evident.
The Grand Jury 2005-2006 Mid-year Report addressed these concerns with recommendations of a December 2005 Harvey M. Rose Accountancy Corporation audit for better management of the program, including plan amendments designed to strengthen program infrastructure and the delivery ...
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