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Legislature approves $25,000 OCFS grant to support foster and guardianship placements
5410251 · July 17, 2025
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The committee approved a $25,000 grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to support foster and legal guardianship placements, focusing on recruitment and meeting home-safety requirements for kinship foster care.
The Health and Human Services Committee voted July 16 to accept a $25,000 grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to support foster care and legal guardianship placements.
“This is really good news. We’re getting $25,000 from OCFS,” said Kit Kephart, the county Department of Social Services…
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