DATE: September 6, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Pamela Hancock and Wilma Tom Hashimoto, Co-Chairs
Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee
SUBJECT: Annual Report - 2021-22
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Accept the Fresno County Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee report for activities from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will present the Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee (FCSOC) Annual Report to your Board, in compliance with Management Directive 2700, section 2714.4. The FCSOC was created by the Board in 2001. The committee's goal is to support the Child Welfare System (CWS) to be more efficient and effective through providing adequate resources, better communication with agency partners and making recommendations for continuous and lasting system improvements for the betterment of the foster children and youth served in the County. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with its bylaws, the FCSOC (1) advises and makes recommendations for continuous and lasting system improvements and (2) provides a forum for community input related to the committee's purpose.
The FCSOC's key responsibilities include participation in lawfully constituted multi-disciplinary reviews when system issues and improvements are appropriate. This is done by focusing on the structures and functions of the local CWS and representing the public interest in the delivery of services.
In Fall 2021, in response to the challenges associated with hard-to-place children and youth in CWS, the committee hosted a community forum followed by two strategic planning sessions that provided history, findings, and vision that allowed the committee to recalibrate its 2022-23 goals. FCSOC will work closely with the Department of Social Services (D...
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