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Controlling Board approves Department of Children and Youth contracts for permanency and childcare workforce supports
Summary
The board approved three Department of Children and Youth waivers: a $1 million‑per‑year renewal for youth‑centered permanency roundtables (Connect model), a $4.8 million biennial contract with OCCRA for early childhood credentialing supports, and a contract with the Ohio CASA/GAL association to support court‑appointed volunteer programs.
The State Controlling Board on June 2 approved three waiver requests from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth to continue statewide services supporting foster‑care permanency, early‑childhood workforce credentials, and CASA/GAL operations.
Bridal Stout, speaking for the department, described item 147 as a renewal of a competitively awarded contract for the Connect model that centers older youth in permanency and case planning. Stout said the contract amount is $1 million per state fiscal year—“so it's $2,000,000 over the…
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