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DSS reports rising foster-care placements and staffing pressures; SNAP benefits may be reduced during federal funding lapse
Summary
Department of Social Services reported 194 children in foster care at the September point-in-time count, described hiring and retention work to lower CPS caseload backlogs, and outlined heavy travel burdens for staff placing and visiting out-of-county children. Staff also said a federal contingency plan could deliver roughly 50% of normal SNAP
Corey Fisher Wellman, director of Burke County Department of Social Services, presented the department's September operational report on Nov. 3, describing caseloads, hiring efforts and challenges tied to foster care and safety-net benefits.
Wellman told commissioners that foster-care entries increased in September (17 entered, six exited in that month) such that a point-in-time count produced about 194 children in foster care. He said the department has reduced institutionalized placements and…
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