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Social Services Agency outlines FY 2025–26 budget priorities; supervisors press for service‑level detail
Summary
The Social Services Agency told the Children, Seniors and Families Committee it is proposing a FY 2025–26 budget designed to preserve mandated child‑welfare and benefits services while sustaining senior‑nutrition programs and expanding veterans outreach amid state and federal funding pressures.
The Children, Seniors and Families Committee reviewed fiscal year 2025–26 budget proposals from the Social Services Agency on Thursday, including requests to sustain child‑safety staffing, maintain CalFresh and Medi‑Cal enrollment operations, preserve senior nutrition services and expand veteran outreach.
Sarah Duffy, deputy director of the Social Services Agency (SSA), told the committee the proposals are designed to preserve mandated services amid budget pressures and cited four programmatic priorities: child safety and family engagement through the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS), continuous…
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