Philadelphia County FY 2012-2013 Needs Based Plan and Budget Office of Children, Youth, and Families
August 13, 2011 The City of Philadelphias Department of Human Services (DHS) is preparing to implement a new child welfare approach, Improving Outcomes for Children, in which a single case management organizationa community umbrella agency (CUA)will be responsible for all in-home and community-based services for families within its geographic catchment area defined by police district. DHS plans to implement the new model in performance-based contracts with 10 CUAs, with the first contracts to start in August 2012 for CUA 1, which will serve police districts 24 and 26. The new model will be fully . . .
