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San Francisco Child Support Agency outlines cuts, new outreach after $3.1M state funding reduction
Summary
The Department of Child Support Services told the Budget & Finance Committee its caseload is about 19,111 families and collections topped $34 million in FY2009; a state‑mandated 21% reduction created a $3.1 million shortfall, but the department says internal savings and restored state funds have largely addressed the gap.
The San Francisco Department of Child Support Services told the Budget & Finance Committee on May 20 that it is shifting from a punitive enforcement model to a ‘social justice’ approach and has stabilized its budget after a near‑term funding shock.
Miss Boyle, speaking for the department, said the agency manages roughly 19,111 cases and collected more than $34 million in fiscal 2009, with 77 percent of every dollar — about $26.2 million — going directly to families. She said the program receives no local general fund support and is fully funded by federal and state…
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