RD276 - Biennial Report of the State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families

  • Published: 2005
  • Author: State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families
  • Enabling Authority: Code of Virginia - § 2.2-2648

Executive Summary:
Virginia Code (§ 2.2-2648.19) requires that the State Executive Council of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families:

“Biennially publish and disseminate to members of the General Assembly and community policy and management teams a state progress report on comprehensive services to children, youth and families and a plan for such services for the next succeeding biennium. The state plan shall:

a. Provide a fiscal profile of current and previous years' federal and state expenditures for a comprehensive service system for children, youth and families;
b. Incorporate information and recommendations from local comprehensive service systems with responsibility for planning and delivering services to children, youth and families;
c. Identify and establish goals for comprehensive services and the estimated costs of implementing these goals, report progress toward previously identified goals and establish priorities for the coming biennium; and
d. Include such other information or recommendations as may be necessary and appropriate for the improvement and coordinated development of the state's comprehensive services system.”

This report provides the statutory and historical context for CSA. It focuses primarily on the children served, services provided, and expenditures during FY 2005. In addition, it highlights the strategic directions and priorities for CSA. It concludes with a summary of the major accomplishments and improvements made during the past four years to improve the CSA system of services and funding.