Date:
September 1, 2026
03
To:
Board of Supervisors
Title
Approve Three-Year Children's Trust Fund Funding Proposal (Districts: All)
End
Overview
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) has continued ongoing efforts to support the prevention of and response to child abuse and neglect. These efforts include a focus on strengthening families by identifying and addressing the needs of children and youth who are in public charge, as well as those whose safety and welfare may be at risk. The Child and Family Strengthening Advisory Board of San Diego County (CFSAB) is charged with recommending funding proposals for child maltreatment prevention and intervention services to ensure the safety and well-being of children and families. The CFSAB represents a broad cross-section of community and child welfare stakeholders including individuals with lived experience, resource parents, public and private child and family-serving systems, judicial health and education systems, and representation from Board supervisorial districts. Some of the duties and responsibilities of the CFSAB include:
* Recommending improvements in services to families and victims who are in the public charge, as well as children, youth, and families whose safety and welfare may be at risk;
* Serving as the designated child abuse prevention coordinating body and local Children's Trust Fund (CTF) body as set forth in California Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 18965 et seq. and 18982 et seq. regarding proposals to be funded by the CTF; and
* Recommending proposals to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors that the CFSAB agrees merit funding.
Input on proposed services and activities were gathered from the community at CFSAB and workgroup meetings. The CFSAB recommendations to continue funding Voluntary Guardianship Services, Pre-Petition Services and Special Education Legal Advocacy, Kinship Caregiver Support and the Family Connection Hub are consistent with previous...
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