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MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Annual Report State Fiscal Year 2009 Spring fl oods in April, 2008, caused serious property damage all along the Mississippi River. Its eff ects were felt from the Midwest all the way down through Vicksburg, Mississippi. Th e cover photo and the photo above were taken at the height of fl ooding in Vicksburg at the Mississippi River Bridge. Numerous shelters were opened in Warren County to accommodate area residents as they waited for the fl ood waters to recede. Photos by Julia Bryan. TTABLEABLE OOFF CCONTENTSONTENTS Mission Statement ...................................................................................... 2 Organizational Chart ...................................................................................3 Agency Highlights .......................................................................................4 MDHS DIVISIONS Division of Aging and Adult Services .......................................................... 5 Division of Budgets & Accounting ............................................................. 10 Division of Child Support Enforcement ......................................................11 Office for Children and Youth ....................................................................15 Division of Community Services ...............................................................19 Division of Economic Assistance ..............................................................21 Division of Family and Children’s Services ...............................................24 Division of Human Resources .................................................................. 28 Division of Management Information Systems ......................................... 31 Division of Program Integrity .................................................................... 34 Division of Social Services Block Grant ................................................... 38 Division of Youth Services ........................................................................39 FINANCIAL INFORMATION Funding, Statistical and Financial Information .......................................... 44 CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Information .................................................................................. 62 Toll Free Numbers .................................................................................... 63 MMISSIONISSION SSTATEMENTTATEMENT Mississippi Department of Human Services 3 Annual Report, SFY 2009 MMississippiississippi DepartmentDepartment ooff HHumanuman SServiceservices OOrganizationalrganizational ChartChart Mississippi Department of Human Services 4 Annual Report, SFY 2009 AAgencygency HHighlightsighlights State of Mississippi Public Health and Division of Aging and Adult Services Welfare/Human Services Legislative • 549,856 meals were served in congregate settings. C o m m i t t e e M e m b e r s • 1,789,508* meals were home-delivered using Older American Act funds. (*Number does not include Medicaid waiver meals.) 2009 Session • Over 2.3 million meals were served to seniors and eligible family members. Senate Hob Bryan, Chairman Division of Child Support Enforcement Alan Nunnelee, Vice- • Collections totaled $286,696,080.83. Chairman Terry Burton • 9,558 licenses were suspended which resulted in $2,232,819.69 being collected on Eugene S. Clarke behalf of the children of Mississippi. Bob M. Dearing • Tax Offset Program intercepted over $38 million in SFY 2009. Joey Fillingane Hillman T. Frazier Office for Children and Youth William G. Hewes III W. Briggs Hopson III • To date, 8,700 child care providers received distance training and 7,713 received John Horhn face-to-face training. Cindy Hyde-Smith • As of June 30, 2009, there were only 90 children on the waiting list for child care Gary Jackson services. Kenneth Wayne Jones Tom King Chris McDaniel Division of Community Services Nolan Mettetal • DCS helped over 9,200 Mississippians claim more than $17 million through the Willie Simmons Earned Income Tax Credit Program (EITC), which is a refundable federal income Bennie L. Turner tax credit for low to moderate income working individuals and families. To qualify, Jeremy Lee Yancey taxpayers must meet certain requirements and file a tax return, even if they did not earn enough money to be obligated to file a tax return. House of • Through funds from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program 166,280 Representatives homes were served. Steve Holland, Chairman • The Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program weatherized 687 homes in Omeria Scott, Vice- Chairman the state. Toby Barker Sidney Bondurant Division of Economic Assistance Billy Broomfield • In SFY 2009, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) issued over Cecil Brown $630.7 million in benefits to recipients representing an average of almost 485,000 Bryant W. Clark persons, up from about $484.5 million in SFY 2008 and 441,000 citizens. Mary H. Coleman Becky Currie • In SFY 2009, surplus food items valued at $6,723,769 were distributed to 1,374,567 Dirk D. Dedeaux eligible recipients through the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Blaine Eaton Chuck Espy Division of Family and Children’s Services James Evans George Flaggs, Jr. • A total of 5,760 children received foster care services, with an average of 3,550 Frances Fredericks foster children served on a daily basis. Frank Hamilton • There were 19,631 investigations of child abuse and neglect in the State of John Wesley Hines Mississippi. Bobby B. Howell Michael Janus John Mayo Division of Social Services Block Grant Bobby Moak • SSBG awarded $359,505 for ten summer programs throughout the state and Billy Nicholson through the Governor’s Discretionary Fund, funded the Communities in Schools of Diane C. Peranich Greenwood Leflore, Inc. John Read Thomas U. Reynolds Division of Youth Services Jeffrey C. Smith Greg Snowden • A total of 1,819 clients have received services through 82 AOP programs. Jessica Sibley Upshaw • DYS provides probation and after care services to juveniles referred by Mississippi Percy Watson Youth Courts. Mississippi Department of Human Services 5 Annual Report, SFY 2009 DDivisionivision ofof AAgingging aandnd AAdultdult SServiceservices The vision statement for the Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) is, “Every older Mississippian living the best life possible.” This statement mirrors the division’s mission statement, “Protecting the rights of older Mississippians while expanding their opportunities and access to quality services.” DAAS proactively carries out a wide range of functions related to advocacy, planning, coordination, interagency linkages, information sharing, brokering, monitoring and evaluation. The responsibilities of the division include: • Developing and administering a State Plan of Services. • Conducting public hearings on the State Plan. • Serving as an advocate for older persons in the state. • Funding Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) within the state (see map, page 9). • Training the Aging Network staff. • Coordinating Resources. • Leadership in service provision management and administration. • Protecting vulnerable adults. Access Services In partnership with the Central Mississippi AAA, the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) integrates state systems offering information, referrals, benefits, options, counseling services and publicly and privately financed long term care services. The ADRC empowers older adults and adults with disabilities to make informed choices, streamlines access to long term care support and is a single point of entry for access to public long term support programs and benefits. The public website, MississippiGetHelp.org, offers useful information and a direct connection to assistance. Information and Assistance is the entry point into the Aging Service delivery system. This service informs seniors of available resources, links them to resources and provides follow-up mechanisms to record the type of assistance rendered and how needs were met. Outreach Coordinators seek out seniors who may need a service and help them obtain it. Many older persons have no knowledge of the resources or services available to them. Transportation Services include transporting older persons for medical appointments, CONTACT running errands and organized recreational activities. Transportation services consist of INFORMATION: vans that provide door-to-door pick-up and delivery for clients. Aging & Adult Services Adult Protective Services 601-359-4500 800-948-3090 Effective July 2006, legislation passed which funded positions to create the Adult 888-240-7539 Protective Services (APS) Unit within the division to investigate reports of suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults. Guided by the Mississippi Vulnerable Adult Protective Adults Act, the APS unit provides for the protection of at-risk vulnerable adults age 18 Services Hotline and older residing in private home settings through direct delivery or referral to resources within the community. With only a few workers to cover the state, mobile technology, such 800-222-8000 as cellular phones with digital camera and email capabilities, became an important tool in Prescription Assistance conducting investigations. Contractual case investigation services assisted agency social www.SenioRxMs.org workers with large caseloads statewide. Contractual services that began April 2008 in North Mississippi counties ended in December 2008, due to the depletion of the funding Aging & Disability Resource source.