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Children and Families Budget The Children and Families Budget documents the efforts of the County of Los Angeles and its partners to improve the well-being of children and families, as measured by achievements in the five outcome areas adopted by the Board of Supervisors:
The County’s Strategic Plan Goal 5: Children and Families’ Well-Being serves as the foundation for the County’s efforts. Goal 5 strategies and objectives are intended to gain better results for children and families through: focused and collaborative service planning; integration and implementation actions across County departments; strong County-community partnerships; and accountability for results. The Children and Families Budget is a Goal 5 objective and represents an important tool for promoting accountability and measuring the results of County services in contribution to the well-being of children and families. Implementation of the Children and Families Budget began in FY 2002-03, when the Budget was issued as an addendum to the County’s Proposed Budget. Building on an earlier Children’s Budget developed by the Children’s Planning Council (CPC) and the Chief Executive Office (CAO), the Budget is intended as a decision-making tool that measures and communicates the effect County programs are having on improving the lives of children and families. It is also designed to provide a better picture of how much is being spent in the County in support of children and families, how those resources are being used, and how children and families are faring as a result. The FY 2006-07 Budget represents the final year of a five year implementation plan. Over the past five years, the Budget has been evolving as departments provided more comprehensive program performance and budgetary information on their programs serving children and families. The FY 2007-08 Budget will evolve even further from a departmental program inventory to more of an analytical, integrated, performance-based budget report aligned around the Goal 5 outcomes. In 2007, two editions of the CFB will be issued. An abbreviated, modified version will be issued as an addendum to the FY 2007-08 Proposed Budget and will include performance measurement data only; a second, more substantial version will be released following the issuance of the FY 2007-08 final Budget at the end of 2007, which will include budgetary data. On a permanent basis following 2007, the CFB production schedule will be moved to the latter part of each calendar year when final budget numbers are available. To view the FY 2006-07 Children and Families Budget, click on the appropriate section Section 1: Message from Chief Executive Officer, David E. Janssen Contact us Lesley Blacher
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