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Nonprofit witnesses ask Kansas committee to fund workforce, prevention and youth programs in DCF budget
Summary
A range of child-welfare and youth-service providers requested DCF budget support: Children's Alliance asked for $800,000 for workforce development, Foster Adopt Connect sought $500,000 to expand prevention staff in Sedgwick County, Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters requested $1,000,000 to sustain and expand mentoring, and several groups sought continued pilot funding for disability independent-living programs and rural poverty interventions.
Multiple child-welfare and youth-service organizations asked the Committee on Social Services Budget to include targeted investments in the DCF budget to prevent foster placement, strengthen case management and expand rural supports.
Children's Alliance of Kansas: Crystal Hedrick, CEO, asked for an $800,000 investment to support a standardized statewide workforce development strategy for child-welfare practitioners, citing a roughly 30% annual turnover rate and an estimated $35,000 cost to replace a worker. Hedrick said a 10% turnover reduction could yield about $300,000 in savings.
Foster-prevention and mentoring asks: Jamie Davis of Foster Adopt…
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