CDSS: Fiscal Essentials 101

This course introduces the funding and claiming mechanisms of social services programs. The training covers various funding streams available for Social Services activities and how they work, how counties access those funds and what types of things can affect the revenues. The training will discuss the difference between local assistance versus state assistance and will provide an overview of Realignment. As a result of this training, participants will understand that Social Services funding is a patchwork of reimbursements for counties and how counties balance these different funding streams.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Recognizing the child welfare funding streams
• Identifying the difference between CEC vs. CA 800
• Differentiating between local assistance vs state
• Defining and learning what Realignment is

This course is designed for CDSS staff. This training will cover the funding streams used by County Social Service Departments and how they access those funds using the County Assistance Claim and the County Expense Claims.