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Burke County managers propose single‑provider "vertical integration" to speed foster‑care placements
Summary
County Manager Brian Manning introduced a plan to issue an RFQ for a single, vertically integrated foster‑care provider to combine recruitment, licensing and clinical services, aiming to expand licensed homes, speed assessments and shorten time to permanency; staff will return with a detailed RFQ for the Dec. 15 meeting.
County Manager Brian Manning told the Burke County Board of Commissioners at a Dec. 1 pre‑agenda meeting that county staff will ask the board for direction to draft a request for qualifications (RFQ) to identify a single, vertically integrated foster‑care provider.
Manning said the model would centralize recruitment, licensing, training and clinical assessments so that a single provider could respond quickly to referrals and deliver on‑site services. "We're calling it vertical integration," he said, describing the approach as an effort to reduce…
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