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Background Information: <br /> Current Recipient and Workload Statistics <br /> Emergency Assistance Programs <br /> •Approximately 200 more people received some type of emergency assistance during <br /> the first 7 months this year than the same period last year. <br /> •More money was available in the General Assistance Program <br /> •$145,000 in County Critical Needs Reserve funds carried forward <br /> •$30,824 in non recurring ARRA funds <br /> Background Information: <br /> Current Recipient and Workload Statistics <br /> Emergency Assistance Programs <br /> - Agency anticipates receiving federal funds this year <br /> Background Information: <br /> State and Federal Funding Updates and Issues <br /> State Cuts <br /> •16% Cuts in Specific Programs <br /> •Social Services Block Grant—State <br /> •$2,987.20 Reduction <br /> •Child Protective Services — IV-E <br /> •$15,674.56 Reduction <br /> •Child Protective Services —State <br /> • $11,344.80 Reduction <br /> •Foster Care/Adoption IV-E <br /> •State Aid to Counties <br /> •Cut $58,851 <br /> Background Information: <br /> ARRA Program Updates <br /> •ARRA Funds Received for FY 2009-10 <br /> •Anticipated Subsidized Employment$280,000 ($140,000 per federal quarter) <br /> • Homelessness Prevention Grant $1,000,000 <br /> .3 year grant <br /> •Child Care Subsidy $599,000 <br /> •Emergency Food and Shelter$30,824 <br /> •Food and Nutrition Services Administration $73,413 <br /> •Food and Nutrition (FNS) Benefit Increase <br /> •Over 13% automatic increase in benefits <br /> •$1.84 return on investment for every dollar in FNS <br /> 5. DSS Issues for 2010-11 <br /> DSS 2009-10: Issues and Solutions <br /> •ARRA Funds for Staff <br /> •Although two time-limited FNS positions funded by ARRA were approved, <br /> agency used existing staff and some temporary staff instead and used ARRA <br /> funds to make up for cut in State Aid to Counties. <br />