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Close to Home program statistics and capacity discussion
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Council Member Stevens and Commissioner Dannhauser discuss recent trends in Close to Home program participation and current capacity. They explore the number of youth entering the program, average placements, and available slots.
- There's been an 8.5% decline in youth entering Close to Home programs in the first four months of fiscal year 2025 compared to 2024.
- The average number of youth in Close to Home placement increased by 41% from fiscal year 2024 to 2025.
- Currently, there are 174 total budgeted slots for Close to Home, with about 90% utilization for both NSP and LSP.
Althea V. Stevens
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So I'm gonna move on to close to homes.
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The number of youth entering close to home programs totaled 43 in the first four months of fiscal twenty twenty five, an 8.5% decline compared to the 47 entered during the same time period in fiscal twenty twenty four.
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The average number of youth in close to home placement rose from 65 in the first four months of fiscal twenty twenty five to 92 in fiscal, I mean twenty twenty four to 92 in fiscal twenty twenty five, an increase of 41%.
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The average number of children in close to home after care increased by 55.2% from 29 in the first four months of fiscal twenty twenty four to 45 during the period in fiscal twenty twenty five.
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What is the total number of budgets slotted for close to home and how many of those slots are being used and how many are vacant?
Jess Dannhauser
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Today it's about a 74.
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Today it's 174.
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We'll get you the exact census numbers for today.
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I believe it is around 100 and we're using about 90% of the NSP and around that for LSP as well.
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We'll get you the exact numbers.
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