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The Honorable Board of Supervisors
April 28, 2020
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 Antelope Valley Social Worker Bonus―Adds $6.7 million for DCFS, partially
offset by federal revenue, to continue to recruit and retain experienced children’s
social workers and supervising children’s social workers to geographically
hard-to-staff offices.

 Adult Protective Services―Provides $5.0 million and 20 positions to the
Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services (WDACS)
to address an expected increase in caseloads, fully offset with 2011 Realignment
funding and federal funding. These positions will provide a more targeted and
effective service approach for seniors in need.

 Foster Care Assistance―Provides $33.0 million to DCFS for projected
placement rate increases, partially offset by a projected caseload
decrease. Foster care assistance is paid on behalf of children in out-of-home
placements who meet the eligibility requirements specified in applicable State and
federal regulations and laws.

 Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) and Kinship Guardianship Assistance
Program (KinGAP)—Adds $31.8 million to DCFS for projected AAP and KinGAP
placement rate increases and caseload growth, partially offset with State and
federal revenue. The AAP helps prospective adoptive parents meet additional
expenses of children, including those with special needs. KinGAP provides funding
to children and transition-age youth who leave the juvenile court dependency
system to live with a relative legal guardian.

 Title IV-E Waiver―Reflects a $98.3 million decrease of federal revenue due to
the sunsetting of the Title IV-E Waiver, offset by new federal Families First
Transition Act funding and prior-year one-time funding previously set aside in the
Provisional Financing Uses (PFU) budget unit.

Affordable Housing and the Fight Against Homelessness

 Affordable Housing―Provides $50.0 million of new one-time funding to reach a
total of $100.0 million for the development and preservation of affordable
housing. The funding will support affordable housing for very low and extremely
low-income or homeless households, as well as other support services such as
rental assistance, rapid re-housing, homeownership, and move-in assistance.