The Health and Human Services Committee approved a set of contracts and subawards that fund social‑service providers, aging‑in‑place services, 211 after‑hours adult protective services call coverage, and a public‑health early screening outreach program.

Heather Yaneon of the County Executive’s Department of Job and Family Services said the legislation confirms 19 contracts that renew agreements with community providers who assist TANF‑eligible individuals and support Job and Family Services programs. The resolution covers services such as homeless prevention, youth counseling and literacy, child safety items, Benefit Bridge programming, and SNAP education and training. “I want to note there are no new agreements or providers in this legislation, and there are not any increases to any legislation from last year,” Yaneon said. She also noted the earlier reading used “state fiscal year 2026” but was corrected to “federal fiscal year 2026.”

The committee approved the combined contracts for the amount not to exceed $5,569,000 for the period 10/01/2025 through 09/30/2026.

Separately, the committee approved an amended subaward with Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities to continue aging‑in‑place services for older adults from Sept. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $697,977.84. Andrew Berry from the Executive’s law department summarized that income verification for the program required additional time and that approximately 200 clients were income‑qualified under the process. He said the county executed a short amendment earlier and was seeking approval for the September–December portion of the program. Berry stated total aging‑in‑place contracts across 2024 and 2025 will be about $5.8 million and that the Department of Development added $200,000 in minor home modification funding to bring the two‑year total to just over $6.0 million.

The committee also approved renewal of a contract with United Way of Summit & Medina to provide 211 information and referral services and after‑hours Adult Protective Services call response from Oct. 1, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $130,000. Heather Yaneon explained that when the department’s hotline is closed, 211 handles emergency APS calls and helps low‑income families locate nonprofit and government services. She said funding for this contract comes from Title 20 and TANF funds.

Finally, the committee approved an intergovernmental agreement with Summit County Public Health to increase utilization of the Health Check (EPSDT) program for young children for Oct. 1, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2026 in an amount not to exceed $120,000. Yaneon said this funding is a 100% state and federal Medicaid pass‑through and that the county implements the program while costs are charged back to Medicaid.

Committee votes on the package and each amended item were recorded in the transcript as adopted (ayes recorded) and several measures were presented as emergency legislation. No new providers were added and no contract amounts were increased relative to the prior year except for the specific subaward adjustments described for Direction Home.