Title:
Budget Amendment - Department of Social Services Special Adoption Promotion Funds
Summary
ACTION:
Recognize, receive and appropriate an increase in State Adoption Promotion funding in the amount of $157,120
Staff Contact: Peggy Eagan, Director, Department of Social Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The North Carolina Division of Social Services has provided additional funding in the amount of $157,120 for the Adoption Promotion Fund to Mecklenburg County Youth and Family Services Division of the Department of Social Services. No local match is required as a condition for receipt of these funds. The purpose of the funds is to enhance and expand adoption services, to secure permanent homes for hard to place children, and to promote public/private partnerships. Allowable uses for these funds include Adoption Services, Adoption Recruitment, Assessment and Training of Adoptive Parents and Post Adoption Case Management. The funds cannot be used to supplement the salaries of current county employees.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase State revenue and associated expenses by $157,120 in fund G001