The YORK COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION Background of the Human Services Division and the various Departments More about each Department
How the Human Services Division is Organized Sources of Funding for the Departments in the Human Services Division
Background of the Human Services Division and the various Departments York County has a long tradition of providing for the needs of its citizens. A county’s prime responsibility, according to the County Code and Commonwealth Law, is to act in concert with the commonwealth to carry out a variety of services to meet the needs of its citizens. Over the years the state government shifted programs from the state to the county level. State government continues to pass through to counties expanded responsibilities for the administration of a variety of services and programs. To manage the increasing number of services and the state regulatory requirements that accompanied each service the York County Commissioners developed and assigned the management of human service programs to a central administrative office, the York County Human Services Department. The organization and responsibilities of the Department are described in Section I. The original Departments that received state funding were referred to state-wide as the Categorical Programs. The Categorical Programs are statutorily based programs of the Department of Public Welfare which are designated to serve specific consumer populations, with eligibility defined by age, disability or service need. During the past years, additional Programs have been added to this Division, some of which are also legislative based, though not from the Department of Public Welfare. All of the Departments or Programs of this Division listed below with a (*) notation identify those that were the original Department of Public Welfare ‘Categorical Programs. The Departments or Programs added within recent years are identified by the year that they were added into the Division.
More about each Department
The Division’s goal is to provide county residents with information on the services and administration of the resources in each Department of the Division in order to meet the diverse needs of county residents. The links in the below will provide you with detailed information on each Department:
York/Adams Drug and Alcohol Program York/Adams HealthChoices Management Unit York/Adams Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program York County Area Agency on Aging York County Children and Youth Services York County Department of Veterans Affairs York County Human Services Department York County Youth Development Center
How the Human Services Division is Organized The structure of the Human Services Division is detailed in the Organizational Chart. That chart reflects the relationship of the Division to the office of the County Commissioners, to the Departments within the Division, and to the citizen Advisory Boards and Councils that provide valuable community guidance and oversight.
Sources of Funding for the Departments in the Human Services Division The funding of Human Service Division Programs varies from single source funding to a mix of multiple sources, with the traditional sources being federal, state and county funds. The four charts listed below provide numerical and graphical information on the income and the costs associated with the programs in the Human Services Division. Each of these will need to link to a fiscal chart. I've already sent the charts – if you need assistance figuring out which goes where – let me know. Human Services Program Budgets for 2003 through 2007 The current yearly budget amount for each Department, along with historic data for a five (5) year comparison. Human Services program Budgets 2003-2007 Feb07 2007 York County Budget-General Fund The amount of York County tax money that is designated for each of the Departments. In other words, how much of your County tax dollars go to support the services of each Department. – 2007 York County Budget – General Fund Total feb07 Human Services Division Program Budgets: 2007 Funding Ratio Chart Identifies the various sources of income for each Department – State, Federal, County, program fees, donations, child support, SSI, County DUI fines, etc.) 2007 Human services division program budget funding ratio Feb07.doc 2007 York County Budget-Total Shows the amount of designated state, federal and county monies that goes to fund the services of each Department. 2007 York county Budget Total Feb07
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