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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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