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Office of Children's Services reports hires, cites People First shift; department highlights talent-acquisition gains
Summary
DFCS said the Office of Children's Services (OCS) continues to manage foster care and related programs with federal Title IV-E support; department officials highlighted a talent-acquisition team that reduced specific job-series vacancy rates from 34% to 27% and noted the governor's People First initiative moved $10 million into foster-care funding now in the base.
The Department of Family and Community Services told the House Finance Family and Community Services Subcommittee on Feb. 6 that the Office of Children's Services continues to provide child-welfare services statewide while implementing recruitment and retention initiatives.
Assistant Commissioner Marion Sweet described OCS as the state's child-welfare agency with 21 offices, more than 600 full-time positions and a budget approaching $205.5 million. Sweet said the department's UGF…
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