Partner Agencies: Health and Social Services

Our mission is to be responsible stewards of County resources in supporting programs provided by agencies which address individual and community needs.

The County works with numerous organizations to deliver effective and efficient services to the community. Community partners receive funding directly from or through the County government. Community partners can help reduce services costs by leveraging scarce resources with other funding sources.

The Board of Supervisors has required all requests for funding be incorporated into the annual budget process. The County’s fiscal year begins July 1.

• Utilizing a web-based regional platform, E-CImpact. All funding requests are submitted via the portal. Each year on September 6, the portal is activated for potential applicants; all requests must be submitted by October 31 to be considered.
• Facilitating a regional collaborative process that includes discussing services, funding, and resources across the planning district.
• An evaluation committee comprised of human service and finance professionals within the Stafford community reviews the applications for each program to assure County Staff is making informed, unbiased recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.
• This review consists of scoring each program requesting funding with 5 topic areas and a total of 18 metrics that are individually scored; these scores are utilized to prioritize requests:

1. Services meet the needs of vulnerable at-risk populations.

2. Organization collaborates and partners with other community efforts to avoid duplication of services; has realistic and diverse sources of revenue.

3. Significant representation of Stafford citizens are targeted and provided services.

4. Tracks data within a systems-based approach that includes comparisons from year to year.

5. Program has clearly defined outcomes that are realistic, attainable, and measurable.

• Allocations are based on available resources; allocations may be subject to an increase, reduction or discontinuation based on the results of the review process.

Each program within the health and social services category was rated by outside reviewers from multiple agencies in the human services system and received a score. These scores were then ranked and averaged among the total number of programs. The median score was 79.37.

The methodology for determining funding recommendations was the following:

All Programs requesting an increase received a 2.5% cap

• Top 20% of programs recommend funding full request
• Middle 50% receive a reduction of up to 5% based on score
  • Score of 83-82 received no reduction
  • Score of 81-80 received 2% reduction
  • Score of 79-75 received 3% reduction
• Mid lower 20% of programs received up to 10% reduction
• Lowest 10% of programs received 15% reduction

Each program within the health and social services category was rated by outside reviewers from multiple agencies in the human services system and received a score. These scores were then ranked and averaged among the total number of programs. The median score was 79.37.

The methodology for determining funding recommendations was the following:

• All Programs requesting an increase received a 2.5% cap
• Top 20% of programs recommend funding full request
• Middle 50% receive a reduction of up to 5% based on score

2. Score of 81-80 received 2% reduction

3. Score of 79-75 received 3% reduction

• Mid lower 20% of programs received up to 10% reduction
• Lowest 10% of programs received 15% reduction

Operating

• Increase of $27,620 to fully support Empower House
• Increase of $31,535, or 215.8% to Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank to target all people facing hunger
• $11,673 increase to Stafford Junction, primarily targeted at after school programs, day camp, and personal health