WYOMING
Social Service Block Grant FY2014
January 2018
Key Resources Utilized Under SSBG 2014:
$900,098 Foster Care Services-Children
$894,421 Residential Treatment
$360,338 Adoption Services
$179,243 Special Services—Youth at Risk
CRITICAL FACT:
SSBG Provides Vital Resources in Wyoming
Sum of Expenditures for Services
$2,807,926
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Why is SSBG important to Wyoming?
Child Abuse and Neglect
In 2016, Wyoming had 6,914 total referrals for child abuse and neglect. Of those, 2,916 reports were referred for investigation.
Adoption, Kinship Care, and Permanent Families for Children
In 2016, 993 children lived in out-of-home care. The number of children in out-of-home care has decreased 8.2% in comparison to the number of children in out-of-home care in 2015.
In 2016, 89 children were legally adopted through a public child welfare agency in Wyoming, increasing 20.3% from 74 in 2015.
In 2014, SSBG funds allowed Wyoming to supplement services to 745 children benefiting from adoption services, another 2,500 in foster care and 459 children and youth in need of residential services.
2,938 At-Risk Youth were provided services funded by SSBG.
Foster care services for children are those services or activities associated with the provision of an alternative family life experience for abused, neglected, or dependent children, between birth and the age of majority, on the basis of a court commitment or a voluntary placement agreement signed by the parents or guardians.
Residential treatment services provide short-term residential care and comprehensive treatment and services for children or adults whose problems are so severe or are such that they cannot be cared for at home or in foster care and need the specialized services provided by specialized facilities.
Adoption Services are those services or activities provided to assist in bringing about the adoption of child.
