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Memorandum t md.~r To: John Day From: Jim Cook Date: December 1, 2003 Re: Adoption Incentive Funds The North Carolina Division of Social Services recently notified us that we were awarded a $13,629.00 Federal Adoption Incentive Grant. These funds were provided to county department of social services across the state for their role in assisting the North Carolina Division of Social Services in surpassing the baseline number of finalized adoptions during previous federal fiscal years. During the previous years, Cabarms County Department of Social Services finalized twenty-two (22) adoptions. We are requesting to bring this matter before the December 15, 2003, Board of Commissioners to request a budget amendment allowing the agency to utilize the Federal Adoption Grant. The Federal Adoption Incentive Funds is intended to assist the department of social services with the promotion and support of adoption services within the community. In reviewing the needs within our agency, there is currently a backlog of seventeen (17) adoption cases. These cases require further assessments, recruitment of adoptive placements, monitoring of visits between the children and potential adoptive parents, and individualized work with the children to further prepare them for adoption. Therefore, I am proposing that we use these funds to secure a temporary part-time contract Social Worker III to assist with finalizing adoptions in these cases. Through the use of these funds to finalize adoptions, our agency may potentially gain additional Adoption Incentive Funds in future years. Please feel free to contact me if you should have any additional questions. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. Department of Social Services 1303 South Cannon Blvd. Kannapol,s, NC :>8083 (704) 9:>0-1400