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Commissioners approve $200,000 in ARPA revenue‑loss funds for emergency foster‑care placements
Summary
Lee County approved a request to allocate $200,000 of ARPA revenue‑loss funds to provide enhanced emergency placement payments for children in foster care to avoid children remaining in offices or experiencing placement disruptions.
Lee County Social Services requested and the Board of Commissioners approved $200,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) revenue‑loss funds Sept. 15 to support emergency placements for children in foster care.
Angelina Noll, presenting for the Department of Social Services, described the program’s purpose: to provide enhanced payment rates to placement providers when a child with significant behavioral‑health needs is awaiting an appropriate higher‑level placement ("level placement") and to avoid children sleeping in the DSS office while placement is found. Noll said a 2024, state‑directed $100,000 appropriation had been nearly exhausted and that the county’s…
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