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DCYF proposes eliminating board 'add‑backs' to meet 20% target; providers warn of service losses
Summary
DCYF director Maria Su told the committee she proposes eliminating $7.5M in board 'add‑backs' to meet the Mayor's 20% target and hold $1.8M pending state/federal budget clarity. Community groups, especially LGBT youth and after‑school providers, urged preserving restorations and requested prioritized reallocation.
Maria Su, director of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, described DCYF's three‑year planning cycle, the children's fund (a property‑tax set‑aside created by the voter‑approved children's amendment) and service‑area priorities used to allocate grants through competitive RFPs.
Su said DCYF expects approximately $42.4 million from the children's fund and $22.8 million in general‑fund support for FY 2011–12. To meet a Mayor‑directed 20% planning target (10% required plus a 10% contingency), DCYF proposed eliminating $7.5 million in the Board's prior add‑back restorations and holding $1.8 million in reserve until state and federal budget impacts are clearer.
"We are proposing to eliminate the entire add back of…
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