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Burke County previews single-source foster care provider to boost placements and speed services
Summary
County manager Brian Manning and DSS director Corey Fisher Wellman introduced a plan to pursue a single-source, vertically integrated foster-care provider that would centralize recruitment, licensing and clinical services; staff will seek direction on issuing an RFQ and return to the board with options.
Burke County leaders on Monday previewed a proposal to vet a single-source foster-care provider aimed at increasing local foster placements and reducing time children spend in care.
County manager Brian Manning told the Board of Commissioners the December presentation is a preview to seek direction rather than to request immediate action. "Not asking the board to take any action at this point," Manning said, describing a vertically integrated model that would consolidate recruitment, licensing, training and clinical assessments under one contracted provider.
The proposal responds to county data Manning said show Burke County’s foster-care intake and placement metrics exceed state and federal averages. Manning told commissioners…
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