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The Demographic Trend Report provides information, charts and statistics regarding selected assistance programs within the FSSA Division of Family Resources and the Department of Child Services. The following contains data from State Fiscal Year 2000.

Bureau of Child Support

Bureau of Family Resources

Bureau of Family Protection/Preservation

Bureau of Child Care

Medicaid

Financial and Caseload Summaries

Message from FSSA Secretary and DFR/DCS Director

Dear Fellow Hoosier,

Thank you for reviewing the 2000 Annual Demographic Trends Report for the Division of Family and Children. The dedication and commitment of staff continues to be the most important factor in successfully meeting the needs of Indiana's children and families. A special emphasis continues to re-engineer and re-direct funds, programs and efforts to preventive and early intervention services.

The past year saw the following success for Hoosier families:

  • the receipt of a TANF High Performance Bonus, for the second consecutive year due to the work of our public assistance caseworkers and family case coordinators in helping families as they enter the workforce and retain jobs;
  • a successful 6% increase in the enrollment of eligible families into the food stamp program so as to promote better nutrition of families as called for by the President;
  • an increase in an additional 46,469 eligible children into the Hoosier Healthwise program;
  • an increase of 2,728 eligible children into the First Steps program which provides services for developmentally delayed children, for a total of 14,455 children served;
  • a decrease in the number of children in foster care from 11,402 to 10,714 over the past year;
  • an increase in adoptions from 954 in 1999 to 1,133 providing more children with a permanent safe home;
  • an increase in the availability of licensed child care, from a capacity of 96,769 in 1999 to 104,205 in 2000;
  • an increase in child support collections from $262.4 million in 1999 to $357 million in 2000;
  • an increase in funding for Healthy Families to $28 million from welfare reform savings; and,
  • a maintenance of the food stamp payment error rate below the national average for the fourth consecutive year in a row, moving into 9th place for the best payment accuracy in the country, while saving $11 million in potential federal penalties.

A major factor to this success has been the partnerships with community organizations, local and state agencies, and among the FSSA divisions. These partnerships improve access to services, decrease costs and serve families and taxpayers well.

Sincerely,

Katherine S. Humphreys
Secretary

James M. Hmurovich, Director
Division of Family and Children