2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

Department of HumanServicesAndrea Jackson‐Jennings, M.Ed., Directorwww.stlouisco.com/dhs(314) 615‐4485OVERVIEWDepartment MissionThe Department of Human Services provides adiverse spectrum of social/human services thatfocus on improving and enhancing the quality of lifefor St. Louis County residents.Strategic Priorities Obtain Federal & State grants to continueand/or expand critically needed services. Assure cost‐effectiveness of services providedwhile maintaining high quality. Develop and maintain strategic alliances andcollaborations with non‐profit agencies tominimize gaps in services and enhance theavailability of critically needed services. Maintain the highest level of staff competenciesvia on‐going training and licensure. Provide consistent and outstanding customerservice.Department Products and ServicesThe department administers a full spectrum ofemployment services for job seekers and employersfunded by the Department of Labor. Two fullservice,continually operational units are operatedby the department, including a 52 bed residentialtreatment center for youth referred from St. LouisCounty Family Courts and a 50 bed, domesticviolence shelter for abused women and theirchildren. Additionally, the department distributesand administers grant funds and monitors fiscal andprogram services for non‐profit agencies contractedto provide services for homeless and potentiallyhomeless individuals and families, manages 600volunteers who assist County Older Residents withmaintaining independent living and quality of life,provides information, referral, and casemanagement services for Veterans & their families,and provides community‐based intervention, casemanagement, mental health and youthdevelopment services for at‐risk children and youth.Lakeside Residential Treatment CenterDepartment Resources Employed($ in thousands) 2009Actual2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedAppropStaffing (Positions) 170 153 151Resources Required $6,098.6 $6,115.4 $6,163.1(‐) Program Revenue 133.4 101.1 101.1(‐) Dedicated Funds 0.0 0.0 0.0(=) Net Cost to County $5,965.2 $6,014.3 $6,062.0MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Obtained over $14 million in grant funding. Selected to administer over $15 million inAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act(ARRA) funding for 2010 and 2011. Provided cost‐free services to over 100,000customers. Placed over 1,000 Youth in summeremployment with ARRA funding.- 158 -