2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

St Louis CountyChildren’s Service FundKate Tansey MSW, LCSW, Directorwww.keepingkidsfirst.org314‐615‐5880OVERVIEWDepartment MissionTo improve the lives of children, youth, and familiesin St. Louis County by strategically investing in thecreation and maintenance of an integrated systemof care that delivers effective and quality mentalhealth and substance abuse services.Strategic Priorities Design and implement a social investmentapproach that helps the Children’s Service Fundachieve its mission. Drive down the prevalence of community‐wideindicators related to children and youth. Design, implement, and maintain an IntegratedService System (ISS). Develop strategic partnerships with otheragencies and funders, creating alliances toensure that children and youth receive neededservices that this Fund cannot provide.Department Products and ServicesIn November 2008, St. Louis County voters passed aquarter‐cent sales tax measure which created acommunity children's service fund to provide mentalhealth and substance abuse services for children andyouth ages nineteen and under in St. Louis County.The St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund is theadministrator of the Fund and strategically providesgrants and capacity building support to localnonprofit and government agencies.Department Resources Employed($ in thousands) 2009Actual2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedAppropStaffing (Positions) 1 7 7Resources Required $64.0 $36,032.6 $977.6(‐) Program Revenue 0.0 0.0 0.0(‐) Dedicated Funds* 26,781.1 36,032.6 34,417.4(=) Net Cost toCounty** ($26,717.1) $0.0 ($33,439.8)*Includes new revenue and fund balance, where necessary**Revenue collected in excess of resources required becomespart of the fund balance of the Children’s Service FundMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS The St. Louis County Children’s Service Fundbegan earning revenues in March 2009. In the Fall of 2009, nine board members wereinstalled and Kate Tansey was appointed as theInterim Executive Director. Office space was secured and 6 additional staffwere hired for a total of 7. The website was created and a CommunityMental Health and Sustance Abuse NeedsAssessment was conducted. The Strategic Plan, By Laws, Funding Policies,RFP, and Application were developed. Key core processes for processing, analyzing, andselecting grantees was fully implemented. $35 million was awarded to 44 grantees for a 17month contract period. The fund distribution process was integratedinto County procurement and accountingsystems.- 146 -