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Harris County resources for children and adults outlines cuts after federal and state funding drops
Summary
Director Joel Levine told commissioners the department will absorb offsets that include shifting positions to special revenue, eliminating clothing vouchers and one vacant executive assistant post while House Bill 3186 implementation and guardianship caseloads remain priorities.
Harris County Resources for Children and Adults Director Joel Levine said the department will accept budget offsets for fiscal 2026 that reduce staff and program supports but preserve frontline services.
Levine told commissioners the department recently opened the Hay Center Campus, a 50‑apartment housing campus for youth aging out of foster care, and is preparing for statewide changes that include community‑based care and implementation of House Bill 3186, a diversion law for fine‑only youth offenses. “We just recently opened our Hay Center Campus for youth and young adults aging out of foster care and former foster youth with the 50 apartments,” Levine said.
Levine said the department received about $3.2 million in requested offsets — roughly 10% of its general fund budget — and described how those reductions will be handled. To absorb cuts the…
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