TITLE
Title
HHS - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ADOPTION PROMOTION PROGRAM FUND
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Sharon Barlow, Social Services Director
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Adoption Promotion Program Fund is designed to: enhance and expand adoption programs; secure permanent homes for hard-to-place children; and encourage partnerships between public and private agencies to achieve permanence for children in a timely manner. Participating agencies are compensated for adoption services that culminate in the finalization of an adoption. Some of these services include: recruitment of adoptive families; pre-adoption training; post-placement support; and the facilitation of legal procedures resulting in the finalization of an adoption. Each county may apply for reimbursement of adoption services after exceeding a pre-determined baseline and spending, or encumbering previously received funds. Guilford County's baseline for FY 2026 was 53 adoptions and 42 adoptions were completed. The County submitted requests and received $42,911 in funding as a result of exceeding adoption estimates.
The received funding must be tracked and used in accordance with NCGS 108A-50. At the end of Fiscal Year 2026, it is anticipated that $356,901 will fall to fund balance; therefore, staff are requesting the FY 2027 budget be amended by $356,901, to properly track revenues.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
Budget Ordinance Amendment
General Fund
$356,901 Increase in Appropriated Fund Balance
$356,901 Increase in Appropriation to Health & Human Services - Social Services
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Increase appropriation to Health & Human Services - Department of Social Services by $356,901 with the revenue source being Appropriated Fund Balance.