Coalition for Family and Children’s
Services
Council on Human Services Testimony
Good morning. I am
Ann Harrmann, Associate Director of the Coalition
for Family and Children’s Services in
Iowa. Thank you for this opportunity to provide
testimony.
Tom Wilson and Denise Gonzales provided excellent testimony
in April about the ways that DHS and providers are cooperating, especially
concerning the new service contracts. The public/private collaboration has been greatly improved in this
area. Providers of Safety and Permanency
across
Iowa
have truly appreciated the enhanced teamwork and partnerships.
Child welfare still has issues that need attention. As Tom Wilson told you in April, the child
welfare system is fracturing.
I have four issues to discuss:
1) Rebasing rates
2) Cost of Living
Adjustments
3) Services for the
youth no longer eligible for services
4) Funding for
Preparation for Adult Living Services (PALS)
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| Governor and First Lady
Mari Culver attending the Coalition Awards Banquet. The First Lady
accepting her Friend of Children Award for her outstanding advocacy for
Iowa’s abused and neglected children |
The Coalition
for Family and Children Services in Iowa (The Coalition)
represents private and county agencies that annually
serve over 100,000 at-risk children and families. Member
agencies work in the areas of child abuse and neglect,
delinquency, substance abuse, and behavioral and mental
health. Our agencies provide a continuum of services
including: crisis intervention; family preservation;
family-centered services; foster family care; foster group
care; emergency shelters; delinquency prevention: detention;
maternal and child health care; day care; psychiatric
medical institutions; day treatment; independent living;
nutrition; teen parenting; and special needs adoptions. |
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