Family and Children First Council director defends programs, outlines funding changes
Sep 22, 2026
Sandy Hallock, director of Seneca County's Family and Children First Council, told commissioners the council is largely grant-funded, detailed FY24 and FY25 flows and listed programs aimed at prevention and family engagement. She urged continued local collaboration to avoid costly out-of-home placements.
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Sandy Hallock, director of the Family and Children First Council in Seneca County, told the board on Sept. 22 that the council operates primarily on grants and has tightened services after staffing changes. "I have been the director of Family and Children 1st Council in Seneca County for 3 years," Hallock said, noting that in FY24 roughly $261,451 flowed through the council and that funding and employee arrangements shifted in FY25.
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