The Tattnall County Department of Family and Children Services recently published the Annual Report for FY 2016, July 1, 2015 – June 20, 2016.
The statistics were based on 2013 population numbers of 25,229, a 1.14% decrease from the Census in 2010 reporting 25,520.
The agency reported 5,646 individuals in poverty (29.2%) and of those individuals, 2,181 are individuals aged 0-17 (39.4%).
OFFICE OF FAMILY INDEPENDENCE
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Families –> 26
Adults –> 1
Children –> 49
Total number of recipients –> 50
Total Annual Benefits –> $75,592
Caseload Count – June 2015 –> 2
Caseload Count – June 2016 –> 25
TANF with mandatory work requirement – 1
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or Foodstamps)
Households –> 1,988
Recipients –> 4,505
TOTAL ANNUAL BENEFITS –> $ 6,419,942
Medicaid
RSM (children/pregnant women –> 825
LIM (Low Income – includes adult) –> 340
Other ARM cases –> 195
Aged, Blind and Disabled –> 439
TOTAL –> 1,799
Payment by Category for Children in Childcare
TANF Applicant Services –> 0
TANF Ongoing Services –> 0
Transitional –> 3
Low Income Working –> 121
Pre-K –> 2
Foster Care Supplemental Supervision –> 7
TOTAL –> 133
TOTAL ANNUAL PAYMENTS –> $ 152,736
SOCIAL SERVICES (Monthly average)
Foster Care
Family Foster Care –> 2
Family Annual Expenditures –> $ 12,417
Specialized Foster Care –> 0
Specialized Annual Expenditures –> $0
Child Protective Services
TOTAL REPORTS RECEIVED –> 255
Screened out –> 72
Unsubstantiated –> 86
Substantiated –> 36
Family Support –> 61
Family Preservation Services
Child and Family Assessment –> 7 –> $ 2,850/year
Early Intervention –> 0 –> $0
Homestead –> 41 –> $3,389/year
Parent Aide –> 0 –> $ 0/year
Prevention of out-of-home placement –> 59 –> $10,119
Director of Tattnall DFCS: Genell Akins
Tattnall County Board Members: Jessie Rhodes (Chair), Faye Way (Vice Chair), Elbert Alberson, Eileen Bland, Juanita Ashford.
