FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION.



LEGAL AUTHORITY

Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 28, 1995 , as amended, created the Families and Children Administration as a programmatic and operational component of the Department of the Family.

MISSION

Promote, sustain and provide the services needed to support the efforts of individuals, families and communities so they can contribute to their own development and can participate of society in a fair and equitable manner.


ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

  • Administration
  • Elderly and Disabled People Services
  • Family and Community Preservation and Strengthening
  • Foster Care and Adoption
  • Human Resources and Organizational Development
  • Legal Affairs
  • Office of the Administrator
  • Planning, Evaluation and Development Office
  • Prevention Services in the Community
  • Social Protection

PROGRAMS

9-1-1 Emergency Service / Child Abuse Line

Program Description

Dedicated number, used to report any type of abuse, provides services to minors, elders and disabled adult in cases of mistreatment, negligence, institutional mistreatment or institutional negligence. It operates 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. The number is also used for referring cases to the Social Emergencies Intervention Centers (PES, Spanish acronym). Each referral is assigned a priority and classified as an emergency. Once an investigation is conducted, social workers implement the necessary protective measures, for example: request for custody by the courts, medical evaluations and family placements or temporary shelters for affected minors, elders and disabled adults.



Statistical Data 2011 2012 2013

 

Customers served 434,729 434,729 434,729

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget formulation process.

Customers

Minors who are victims of abuse and negligence, parents that engage in the abuse of minors, women with problems of domestic violence, elderly and disabled adults, victims of abuse or neglect.


Services to Families with Children

Program Description

Guarantees the safety, stability and well-being of: minors who are victims of intra-family and institutional abuse, women who are victims of domestic violence and families with children that demonstrate social, emotional, multiple conditions are diagnosed with multiple problems by promoting the unification of families and by offering protection and safekeeping.


Statistical Data 2011 2012 2013

 

"Guia por el camino de la paz" workshops 3,825 700 700
Children benefit from parents school 674 674 674
Children placed outside their home 6,772 7,000 7,000
Community educational activities 5,198 6,000 6,000
Family peace promoter module 424 424 424
Parents participating in the school for parents 2,027 2,027 2,027
Psycho educative workshops for parents and children 2,027 2,027 2,027
Vocational trainings 0 20 20
Workshops working for family peace 9,654 9,654 9,654

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget formulation process.


Customers

Families of children with different conditions; minors who are adoption candidates and minors following an economic independence and/or emancipation plan.


Integrated services to Communities

Program Description

This program develops activities and projects intended to improve the quality of life in communities and in public housing. It manages and assigns federal funds to eligible entities that offer services and programs, developed to promote self-sufficiency in the individuals and families living below the poverty line and works to diminish causes of poverty. It distributes funds to improve eating habits and the quality of life of elders and homeless people.

Statistical Data 2011 2012 2013

 

Customers served 139,223 139,223 139,223

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget formulation process.

Customers

Families from sectors and communities which are economically, socially, culturally, occupationally, educationally and environmentally disadvantaged.

Social Services to the Elderly and Disabled Adults

Program Description

Promote a better quality of life for the elderly and for physically disabled adults by providing continuous holistic community based services to: minimize social problems, prevent deterioration and isolation, and protect individuals against abuse and negligence.

Statistical Data 2011 2012 2013

 

Adults benefit from counseling 2,500 1,000 1,000
Adults benefit from day care centers 1,100 800 800
Adults placed in foster homes 3,000 3,000 3,000
Adults with housekeeping services 3,000 1,700 1,700
Adults with protective social services 8,000 1,500 1,500

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget formulation process.

Customers

People that are 60 years of age or older and disabled adults (severe physical limitations that are not related to mental health) lacking financial and family resources.

Supervision and Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children

Program Description

Offers and oversees services provided to abused minors living in the facilities operated or contracted by the Department and foster homes. Establishes, in coordination with the Licensing Program, the regulations, requirements, rules and control measures needed to adequately operate residential facilities administered by the Department of the Family.

Statistical Data 2011 2012 2013

 

Customers served 6,772 7,111 7,111

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget formulation process.

Customers

Homeless minors younger than 21 or that have been removed from their homes and are in the custody of the Department of the Family



FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 PROPOSED BUDGET

The proposed consolidated budget for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 is $234,156,000. This amount includes $174,751,000 from the Joint Resolution - General Fund and $59,405,000 in Federal Grants.

Operational expenses reflect a decrease of $471,000 when compared to funds assigned in fiscal year 2011-2012 due to a loss in federal grants and a redistribution of resources to meet agency needs.

Resources from the Joint Resolution - General Fund will be used to offer protection services to children and young people, social work and intervention in adoption, abuse, abandonment, domestic violence and other cases. In addition, they will allow the Agency to offer orientation, education and primary prevention services to promote participant's self-sufficiency. The Agency will participate in the initiative, "Promesa de Hombre", to prevent intra-family violence. Some of the funds will be used to provide housekeeping services for the elderly and disabled adult population. It is projected that services will be provided for 7,000 participants in foster homes, shelters and therapeutic homes. Additionally, recreation, training and leisure services to the elderly in Multiple Activity Centers for the Elderly (CAMPEAS, acronym in Spanish) will be offered.

Some of the contributing federal programs include: the Promoting Safe and Stable Families, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Community Service Block Grants, Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grants, Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs, Chafee Education and Training Vouchers Program, Adoption Incentive Payments, Children's Justice Grants to States, Child Welfare Services, Social Service Block Grants, Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants, Family Violence Prevention and Services Grants for Battered Women's Shelters, Chafee Foster Care Independent Living and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.

SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES

Consolidated Budget  (thousands $) 2010 2011 2012 2013

 

Program  
Operational Expenses Actual Actual Budget Proposed
9-1-1 Emergency Service / Child Abuse Line 13,729 9,177 4,182 4,842
Integrated services to Communities 66,328 37,603 31,253 30,441
Services to Families with Children 124,731 147,821 132,242 133,056
Social Services to the Elderly and Disabled Adults 56,341 49,260 58,240 59,077
Supervision and Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children 4,741 4,362 8,710 6,740
Subtotal, Operational Expenses 265,870 248,223 234,627 234,156
Total, Program 265,870 248,223 234,627 234,156
 
Funding Sources  
Operational Expenses  
Joint Resolution - General Fund 103,413 115,251 173,717 174,751
Local Stabilization Fund 70,874 63,139 0 0
Federal Economic Stimulus - ARRA 36,521 5,926 0 0
Federal Grants 55,062 63,907 60,910 59,405
Subtotal, Operational Expenses 265,870 248,223 234,627 234,156
Total, Funding Sources 265,870 248,223 234,627 234,156
 
Expense Category  
Operational Expenses  
Payroll and Related Expenses 101,403 99,865 88,173 89,535
Rent and Utilities 1,603 2,321 2,568 2,623
Purchased Services 27,144 18,610 14,933 16,416
Donations, Subsidies, and Distributions 124,448 103,118 110,710 109,427
Transportation Expenses 1,136 1,692 815 3,286
Professional Services 755 6,480 5,583 5,321
Other Expenses 248 1,049 394 377
Non Distributed Allocations 2,533 2,565 5,858 0
Previous Years Debt Payments 3,695 7,144 0 0
Equipment Purchases 136 143 72 58
Federal Grants Matching Allocation 2,355 4,372 4,608 4,608
Office Supplies and other Materials 383 795 860 2,452
Advertising and Media Expenses 31 69 53 53
Subtotal, Operational Expenses 265,870 248,223 234,627 234,156
Total, Expense Category 265,870 248,223 234,627 234,156