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FROM: Phil Batchelor C ltra
County. Administrator CIJ^JICI
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DATE: December 21 , 1987 ^
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SUBJECT: Independent Living Skills to
Teenage Foster Children
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Acknowledge receipt of this report on the receipt of federal
funds by the Social Services Department to assist foster children
16 years of age and older to transition to emancipation and
adulthood.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors, through the efforts of Supervisor
Fanden, has been concerned for some time about the problems faced
by foster children who turn 18, graduate from high school, and
are left with no support and often with no job and inadequate
skills to support themselves. The Board took a number of steps
in June 1987 to address this problem.
The Social Services Director has now been advised that this
County will receive $223 ,106 in federal funds to provide services
to foster children 16 years of age and older who are in need of
these services to assist them transition to emancipation and
adulthood. The funds must be spent by September 30 , 1988 .
The attached report from the Social Services Director provides
additional information on the specific services that can be
provided with these funds.
Given the concern expressed by the Board in the past for the
needs of these older foster children, this report is an important
step in the direction of being able to help these. children making
the transition to adulthood.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION -OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON January 5. 1988 P.nPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Iowa.-- 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: IDES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED _
Social Services Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Probation Officer SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
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