Q&A
Implementation of the federal Family First Prevention Act and funding sources for preventive services
1:59:40
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Council Member Stevens inquires about the implementation of the federal Family First Prevention Act and the breakdown of funding sources for preventive services. Commissioner Dannhauser explains the current situation and potential future impacts.
- No funding from the Family First Prevention Act has come to New York State yet; negotiations with the federal government are ongoing
- The primary funding source for preventive services is state funding (62 cents for every dollar the city spends)
- Family First could potentially provide resources for existing systems and allow for more upstream investments
- The commissioner emphasizes the need to push for Family First implementation to enhance the current preventive services system
- New York's existing preventive funding stream has been a 'game changer' for the city's child welfare system
Althea V. Stevens
1:59:40
With the implementation of the federal Family First Prevention Act in 2021, an additional funding source became available for preventative services.
1:59:49
Can you provide a breakdown of funding sources for preventative service?
1:59:53
How much is funded by the city, state, and federal government?
1:59:56
What are the state and federal funding sources?
Jess Dannhauser
1:59:59
So no dollar has come to New York State from Family First yet.
2:00:02
The state is in negotiations with the federal government around that.
2:00:07
The so the primary source is, what was 16535 is now 6238.
2:00:14
And so for, every dollar that the city spends on preventive services, the state matches it provides 62ยข to to cover that.
2:00:24
You know, the real hope I would have, if Family First can become a reality is that that would provide resources for some of the existing system.
2:00:34
Family First basically looks like New York City child welfare preventive services.
2:00:39
You have to be a candidate for care.
2:00:41
You have to have home visits.
2:00:42
You have to and so the hope would be if we could really infuse that money into the system, there'd be more and more resources for additional upstream investments, some of the things that community advocates and providers have been asking for.
2:00:54
I think that's, something we need to keep pushing on together.
2:00:58
And the state hopefully will, there's a lot of sort of, technical claiming issues and ways in which they have to, it has to be evidence based.
2:01:10
And so Family First, in ways that are slightly unfortunate for New York, kinda mirrors our system.
2:01:16
We're grateful that the state has such a generous preventive funding stream.
2:01:21
It's been a game changer for New York.
Althea V. Stevens
2:01:23
Can ACS verify the budget codes associated with preventative services programming?
Jess Dannhauser
2:01:29
We can.
2:01:30
Whether I can is a different question.
2:01:33
I wanna say 1003.
Althea V. Stevens
2:01:35
Stephanie has it right there.
Jess Dannhauser
2:01:36
Yes.
2:01:37
She does.
2:01:38
Good.
UNKNOWN
2:01:42
Alright.
2:01:43
Do you
Jess Dannhauser
2:01:43
want me to hand you the list, chair?
Althea V. Stevens
2:01:44
Yeah.
