georgia foster care: iv-e waivers and the fiscal picture november 25, 2013
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GEORGIA FOSTER CARE:IV-E WAIVERS AND THE
FISCAL PICTURE
November 25, 2013
The IV-E Waiver and Georgia Foster Care Financing
The IV-E Waiver Opportunity Requirements Timing
IV-E Waiver and Georgia It’s possible, and has benefits
DFCS Out-of-Home Care financing Loss of state funds of $50M $70 million problem Questionable sustainability Loss of dollars leads to less contracting possibilities
that support great outcomes
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DFCS Foster Care Financing
We’re in a financial thunderstorm, with a chance of hail.
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Foster Care (aka Out of Home Care) Budgets 2008-Current
Loss of state funds by year compared to the children in foster care
State Budget
Year Ending June 30
Foster Care
Census at 9/30/20xx
Census Change
from Prior Year
State Funds (in millions)
TANF Funds (in
millions)
Change in State
Funds from Prior
2008 9,984 (18%) $98M $91M ($18M)
2009 8,068 (19%) $116M $100M $18M
2010 6,895 15% $66M $118M $(50M)
2011 7,591 10% $60M $101M ($6M)
2012 7,669 1% $63M $99M $3M
2013 7,559 (1%) $68M $91M $5M
2014 8,109* 7% $68M $91M $0M
9/30/2009 same census as 10/31/2013
But, with $50M less State funds, with less IV-E match
There were 7,695 children under the age of 18 in foster care as of 10/31/2013; 414 over the age of 18 who had signed themselves back into care. As state funds decrease, IV-E funds decrease, and corresponding with the number of IV-E eligible children – approx. 41%.
A drop in state funds, another loss in IV-E and the hole filled with TANF
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Buying Outcomes with New Resources How We Can Get the Outcomes We Expect
Reinvest the lost funding and leverage federal IV-E
Listen Well, Design Well, Make it Georgia-specific
Are there benefits to privatized systems? Yes Examples to learn from and apply to Georgia IV-E waivers help, but are not required
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How Can It Be Done?
Public/Private Partnership Group Listening sessions and a system design workgroup Outlines the Contracts Design and Accountability Objective: Measure outcomes, not process and
activities, and “buy well” Fund the Plan
With a comprehensive plan developed, new investment is then needed. State and IV-E supports the plan, with TANF funds for early intervention and aftercare
When New Contracts could go live July 2015
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