County rolls out expanded children's-budget data pilot to map programs, funding and populations served

The Office of Budget and Analysis and the Office of Children and Families Policy presented an expanded "children's budget" pilot to gather more detailed program-level information across county departments, the committee heard Friday.

The pilot, leaders said, asks departments to supply data not previously included in the children's-budget package: program type and focus area, language access, age groups served, clients with disabilities, race/ethnicity and priority-population categories, contractor names and funding sources. Bianca Jones of the Office of Budget and Analysis told the committee the county currently spends about $1.29 billion on children, youth and family programs, with roughly $1.03 billion coming…