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 |
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 |
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 |
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 ADOPTED BUDGET
The adopted consolidated budget for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 is $234,556,000. This amount includes $174,751,000 from the Joint Resolution - General Fund, $400,000 from Special Appropriations - General Fund, and $59,405,000 in Federal Grants.
Operational expenses reflect a decrease of $71,000 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.
The Special Appropriation-General Fund will be used to supplement the operating expenses of the Agency. 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 |
Adopted |
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 |
133,456 |
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 |
234,556 |
Total, Program |
265,870 |
248,223 |
234,627 |
234,556 |
  |
Funding Sources |
  |
Operational Expenses |
  |
Joint Resolution - General Fund |
103,413 |
115,251 |
173,717 |
174,751 |
Special Appropriations - General Fund |
0 |
0 |
0 |
400 |
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 |
234,556 |
Total, Funding Sources |
265,870 |
248,223 |
234,627 |
234,556 |
  |
Expense Category |
  |
Operational Expenses |
  |
Payroll and Related Expenses |
101,403 |
99,865 |
88,173 |
89,935 |
Rent and Utilities |
1,603 |
2,321 |
2,568 |
2,623 |
Purchased Services |
27,144 |
18,610 |
14,933 |
20,166 |
Donations, Subsidies, and Distributions |
124,448 |
103,118 |
110,710 |
105,927 |
Transportation Expenses |
1,136 |
1,692 |
815 |
3,286 |
Professional Services |
755 |
6,480 |
5,583 |
5,071 |
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 |
234,556 |
Total, Expense Category |
265,870 |
248,223 |
234,627 |
234,556 |
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