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Rice County renews social services contracts totaling roughly $144,000 and accepts $12,900 in donations
Summary
The board approved renewals with Dimock Counseling ($45,000), Community Action Center youth advocacy ($30,000), CAC family recovery support ($49,091) and S & J Investigations (document service; ~ $17,500 in 2025); the county also accepted about $12,900 in community donations for families.
Rice County Social Services asked the county board on Dec. 23 to renew several purchase-of-service agreements and to accept community donations meant for children, families and foster families.
Chris Salmon, social-services manager, described four renewals: Dimock Counseling providing specialized mental-health therapy and the "Healthy Parents, Healthy Families" program (budgeted at $45,000); Community Action Center (CAC) youth advocacy in schools (a $30,000 agreement funded by Family First Prevention Services Act dollars); CAC's family recovery support program for parents with chemical-health issues (budgeted $49,091 for 2026, funded by the state's child protection opioid allocation); and a contract with S & J Investigations to provide document process service for the child-support unit (service cost in 2025 was just under $17,500).
Salmon noted prior reporting from CAC showing advocates assisted 585 individuals from 274 families in the first half of the year and that CAC had leveraged about $65,000 to stabilize youth and families in the county.
The board approved each renewal by voice vote after brief discussion. Salmon also asked the board to accept unsolicited community donations; he told commissioners Social Services had received approximately $12,900 in gift cards and other contributions, which the department inventories and audits before distribution. The board approved acceptance of the donations.
Funding for these agreements was described as a mix of state allocations, federal funds and program-specific grants; Salmon said the county acts as fiscal host for some funds and that the agreements do not draw from general levy dollars unless otherwise specified.
The renewals were presented as routine service agreements; commissioners asked for follow-up numbers and Salmon agreed to provide updated figures for youths served and family-level breakdowns.
