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Eau Claire County Human Services reports reduced child long‑term support waitlist, flags rising placement costs
Summary
Director Angie Weideman told the County Board the Department of Human Services cut the children's long‑term support waiting list to zero but faces sharply higher daily rates for institutional placements and rising adult placement costs tied to staffing shortages.
Director Angie Weideman presented the Department of Human Services' 2024 annual report to the Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors, saying the department had eliminated the Children's Long‑Term Support (CLTS) waiting list and improved several placement metrics while confronting sharply rising placement costs.
Weideman told the board the department reduced the CLTS waiting list by 86 percent after the board approved 12 positions, and “we did completely eliminate that list, and took it down to 0,” allowing more children to remain with families rather than enter costly out‑of‑home placements. She described investments in data dashboards, a first department strategic plan, and ongoing work with UW‑Extension to set program objectives and metrics. “Our mission is we care, we act, and we empower,” Weideman said as she opened the overview.
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