Commissioners: Children and Family First Council funding is shrinking; county to review support
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Commissioners said funding for the Children and Family First Council is declining; the council previously received $15,000 annually from the county for multisystem-youth coordination and commissioners expect follow-up discussions about how to handle diminished resources.
Commissioners discussed the Children and Family First Council’s shrinking funding and said they will review how the county supports multisystem-youth coordination. A commissioner reported a meeting with a representative identified as Julie Vol from the Children's and Family First Council and said the council’s local funding streams are “slowly drying up.”
The transcript records that the county previously provided $15,000 annually to support the council’s multisystem-youth work, which coordinates services for young people involved with multiple systems such as developmental disabilities, schools or juvenile services. Commissioners said the council, OhioRise and the county’s MRDD-related services are all engaged with some of the same families, and that they will expect more follow-up as staff and stakeholders lay out options for continuing or realigning supports.
No new funding decision was made during the meeting; commissioners said staff would schedule further discussion or bring proposals to a future meeting for review.