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Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Social Services

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

REVENUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
4800-0014  

For the costs of revenue management contracted services; provided, that said costs shall be funded entirely from this item

3,400,000

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRAL, REGIONAL, AND AREA OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
4800-0015  

For the operation of the central, regional, and area offices of the department of social services

65,479,881
 
General Fund 89.30%
Social Services Fund 10.70%
 

FAMILY STABILIZATION AND PRESERVATION SERVICES
4800-0018  

For family stabilization services and family unification services for non-placement families and for families whose children are expected to return home following placement, including, but not limited to, school and community-based young parent programs, parent and home health aides, education and counseling services, shelter services, substance abuse treatment, and respite care; provided, that the department shall pursue the establishment of public-private partnership agreements to fund family stabilization and family unification services from sources other than the commonwealth; and provided further, that the commissioner of social services may transfer a total amount not to exceed 15 per cent of the funds appropriated herein to items 4800-0031 and 4800-0041

38,047,899

FOSTER CARE REVIEW
4800-0025  

For foster care review services

2,270,111

PERMANENCY, ADOPTION, AND FOSTER CARE SERVICES
4800-0031  

For the delivery of permanency, adoption, and foster care services to children in the care of the department, including foster care, adoption, and guardianship subsidies, services to foster families, reimbursements to foster parents for extraordinary expenses incurred, and a tiered reimbursement system for foster care, so called, to promote the placement of children with special medical and social needs who otherwise would be placed in structured group care facilities; provided, that no funds shall be expended to provide subsidies to adoptive parents for children no longer in their care; provided further, that the department shall assess all children in its care for longer than 12 months for the appropriateness of adoption; provided further, that the department shall maintain a central registry and tracking system to monitor the progress of such children in the adoption process; provided further, that the department may contract with community-based agencies for the purpose of providing adoption and special needs adoption services; and provided further, that the commissioner of social services may transfer a total amount not to exceed 15 per cent of the funds appropriated herein to items 4800-0018 and 4800-0041

173,087,552
 
General Fund 88.72%
Social Services Fund 11.28%
 

SEXUAL ABUSE INTERVENTION NETWORK
4800-0036  

For sexual abuse intervention network services to be administered in conjunction with the district attorneys

698,938

GROUP CARE SERVICES
4800-0041  

For group care services; provided, that the commissioner of social services may transfer a total amount not to exceed 15 per cent of the funds appropriated herein to items 4800-0018 and 4800-0031

144,613,419
 
General Fund 79.98%
Social Services Fund 20.02%
 

NEW CHARDON STREET TEMPORARY HOME
4800-0050  

For the operation of the New Chardon Street home for women located in the city of Boston

786,523

PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS
4800-0151  

For the provision of alternative overnight non-secure placements for status offenders and nonviolent delinquent youth up to the age of 17 in order to prevent the inappropriate use of juvenile cells in police stations for such offenders, in compliance with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended in 1988

777,908

SOCIAL WORKERS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT
4800-1100  

For the payroll costs of social workers providing case management services

98,257,618
 
General Fund 95.00%
Social Services Fund 5.00%
 

PARTNERSHIP AGENCY CONTRACTS
4800-1200  

For community-based services for linguistic, ethnic, and cultural minority clients, mentally retarded clients, and handicapped clients, including service delivery, service referral, and resource development, to be provided by community-based organizations with a demonstrated capacity to serve said clients

3,066,971

SERVICES FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN
4800-1400  

For shelters and support services for women and children at risk of domestic violence, including supervised visitation programs; provided, that the department shall pursue the establishment of public-private partnership agreements established for family stabilization services funded from sources other than the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $892,000 shall be made available for visitation centers; provided further, that not less than $1,420,000 shall be made available for residential transitional living services; provided further, that not less than $630,000 shall be made available to enhance counseling services for children who have witnessed domestic violence; provided further, that not less than $700,000 shall be made available for emergency shelters for substance abusing battered women; provided further, that not more than $270,000 shall be made available for short term shelter programs for underserved populations; provided further, that not more than $540,000 shall be made available for a residential teen living program for teen victims of domestic violence in collaboration with the department of transitional assistance; and provided further, that $350,000 shall be made available for a statewide domestic violence hotline

17,322,094
 
General Fund 88.00%
Social Services Fund 12.00%
 

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION SPECIALISTS
4800-1500  

For domestic violence prevention specialists in the department`s area and regional offices

612,504

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
4800-1997  

For programs to improve the quality of services provided by the department to children in the care of the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, foster care and adoption recruitment units, post-adoption services, child care and respite services, and training of social workers and investigators

4,409,140


Federal Grant Spending

CHILDREN`S JUSTICE ACT
4800-0005  

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children`s Justice Act

184,904

FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
4800-0007  

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Violence Prevention and Support Services

1,949,997

TITLE IV-E INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM
4800-0009  

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-E Independent Living Program

638,683

FAMILY PRESERVATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
4800-0013  

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Preservation and Support Services

4,293,475

TITLE IV-B CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
4899-0001  

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-B Child Welfare Services

4,606,439

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
4899-0022  

For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Treatment

442,673


Trust and Other Spending

4800-3110  

PRIVATE DONATIONS

38,409

4899-8102  

NEW CHARDON STREET TEMPORARY HOME

40,002

4899-8103  

SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND

46,600



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