Title
Budget Amendment - Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services
Action
ACTION:
1) Amend the 2024-2025 Annual Budget Ordinance to recognize, receive and appropriate an increase in federal revenue and expenses in the amount of $140,521 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services to the general fund (0001) in the Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services
2) Amend the 2024-2025 Annual Budget Ordinance to recognize, receive and appropriate an increase in state revenue and expenses in the amount of $6,035 from the Project Care Program Grant to the general fund (0001) in the Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services
3) Amend the 2024-2025 Annual Budget Ordinance to decrease state revenue and expenses in the amount of $1,167 from the Family Caregiver Support Program Grant in the general fund (0001) in the Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services
Staff Contact: Kimberly Henderson, Director of Child, Family, and Adult Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
1) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services allocates funding to Mecklenburg County for childcare. The 2024-2025 fiscal year funding for Non Smart Start administrative support services was increased in the amount of $140,521 for a total of $2,465,653. Mecklenburg County contracts with Child Care Resources, Inc. (CCRI) which works with families and communities to ensure that all children have access to high quality, affordable early learning and school-age opportunities and experiences that enable them to succeed in school and in life.
2) The Project Care Program Grant provides support for families caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Services include referrals and information, individual care consultation, respite care, training, education, and community awareness. The 2024-2025 fiscal year funding was increased in the amount of $6,035 for a total award of $113,037.
3) The Family Caregiver Support Grant provides services to caregivers caring for individuals aged 60 or older, or diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, or a related dementia, or grandparents/relative caregivers providing support for grandchildren. The 2024-2025 fiscal year funding was decreased in the amount of $1,167 for a total award of $130,252.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
1) An increase in fiscal Year 2024-2025 general fund (0001) federal revenue and associated expenses in the amount of $140,521 for the Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services
2) An increase in fiscal Year 2024-2025 general fund (0001) state revenue and associated expenses in the amount $4,868 for the Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services