Ottawa Commissioners: Steve Arndt James Sass Mark Stahl Department of Job and Family Services Public Children Services Agency Child Support Enforcement Agency Stephanie Kowal, Director 843 West Route 163, Suite 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 CDJFS Phone: 419-898-3688 PCSA Phone: 419-898-3688 CSEA Phone: 419-898-3688, 1-8-665-1677 Perry Peace Memorial at South Bass Island Park The Job Store Stephanie Kowal, Director 843 W. Route 163 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 419-898-3688x27
Ottawa Overview Through its partnerships with community organizations and state and federal government agencies, Ottawa provides a number of services to families and individuals in need of assistance. These services range from food stamps, cash assistance, and child care subsidies to child support enforcement, job training, and access to medical care. 5% Comparison of & Poverty Levels - 2 Census 4% 3% 26.4% 2% 1% 5.9% 1.6% 9.1% 14.9% 19.7% % SumOf% Population <1% FPL '99 SumOf% Population <13% FPL '99 SumOf% Population <2% FPL '99 <1% FPL* <13% FPL* <2% FPL* Ottawa Ohio *Federal Poverty Level as issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and published in the Federal Register. Population 27 Census Population 41,84 2 Census Population 4,985 Population % of Total Population Age Census (26) Age -19 9,433 3,82,492 22.8% 26.9% Age 6 and Older 9,28 2,51,874 22.5% 17.9% Median Age (2) 41. Average Household Size (2) 2.45 High School Graduation Rate (25-26) 96.6% High School Honors Graduation Rate (25-26) 21.4% 36.2 2.49 86.1% 17.8% Vital Statistics All Births 418 Teen Births: <15 Years of Age 1 Dependency Rate Rate of Dependency on Income Supports* (25) 19.2% Rate per 1, 1.1 15-17 Years of Age 11 12.8 18-19 Years of Age 32 73.9 Marriages 256 6.2 Divorces 16 3.8 26 Rate per 1, 15,51 13.1 Rank 45 of 88 N/A *The 'Rate of Dependency on Income Supports' is the total amount of income support provided by taxpayer dollars (e.g. Retirement and Disability payments, Unemployment Compensation, Worker's Compensation, TANF, SSI, etc.) divided by total personal income. Note: Ranking based on highest (1) Rate of Dependency to lowest (88) Rate of Dependency..8 17.1% 238 4,764.6 19.8 1,835 68.9 72,833 6.4 4,314 3.5 Publication Date: July 28 Page 2 of 1
Child Support Ottawa Family Services The Ottawa Child Support Enforcement Agencies establish paternities and obtains, enforces, and collects child support funds for children. $6,26,658 in IV-D child support was collected by the county during 27. FFY 27 FFY 26 Child Support Cases Number of Cases Paternity Establishment Rate* 2,331 11.7% 979,749 87.9% 2,265 11.9% 956,491 89.9% Cases with Support Orders 2,182 723,521 2,92 71,38 Percentage of Cases with Support Orders 93.6% 73.8% 92.4% 73.3% Collection Rate on Current Support Due 75.% 68.9% 75.% 69.1% Rate of Cases Paying on Arrears 77.1% 67.1% 75.7% 67.3% *The Paternity Establishment Rate is the total number of children born out-of-wedlock, who had active child support cases, for whom paternity was established or acknowledged as of the end of the reporting period, divided by the total number of children born out-of-wedlock, who had active child support cases, as reported 12 months prior to the reporting period. In some cases, the rate can exceed 1%. Food Stamps (FS) The federal Food Stamp Program helps families pay for food, targeting those families whose gross monthly income is within 13 percent of the federal poverty guideline. Half of all recipients are children, and 65 percent live in singleparent households. Food Stamps Average Monthly Adult Recipients Average Monthly Child Recipients Total # of Recipients (Annual Unduplicated) Percent of Population 1,421 1,247 4,396 1.7% 611,173 55,242 1,686,146 14.7% 1,259 1,126 4,73 9.9% Net Expenditures $2,953,961 $1,329,422,597 $2,498,489 Average Annual FS Payment per Recipient $672 $788 $613 589,3 537,92 1,635,591 14.3% $1,273,752,532 $779 Ohio Works First (OWF) Ohio Works First (OWF) is the financial-assistance portion of the state s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, which provides cash benefits to needy families for up to 36 months. 19 out of every 1, residents in Ottawa received cash benefits through OWF during CY 27. Cash Assistance (CA) Average Monthly Adult Recipients Average Monthly Child Recipients Total # of Recipients (Annual Unduplicated) Percent of Population Net Expenditures Average Annual CA Payment per Recipient 82 216 792 1.9% $59,634 $643 4,496 127,124 34,861 3.% $36,467,349 $899 1 234 876 2.1% $545,429 $623 43,369 131,949 354,866 3.1% $317,628,259 $895 Publication Date: July 28 Page 3 of 1
Ottawa Family Services Prevention, Retention, and Contingency (PRC) and TANF Support Services The PRC program is the part of Ohio's TANF program designed to provide job training, employment assistance, and work support services to help parents find and maintain employment. PRC/TANF Service Category Training, Employment and Career Advancement $4,555 $46,59,88 $52,793 $42,733,492 Help Me Grow $43,816 $38,453,319 $52,538 $38,2,855 Short-Term Basic Needs Child Welfare and Family Support Youth Education and Support $226,593 $ $15,75 $31,469,757 $24,152,26 $17,76,397 $297,11 $9,85 $ Transportation $185,451 $12,687,131 $127,13 After School Program (Student Intervention Project) Out-of-wedlock Pregnancy Prevention $ $31,17 $3,795,558 $3,553,326 $ $6,256 Community and Economic Development $ $2,258,97 $ Domestic Violence $ $1,454,792 $ Disaster Assistance $ $562,58 $ TOTAL PRC Expenditures $543,335 $182,63,737 $599,65 $28,935,686 $28,4,775 $16,231,783 $11,995,67 $1,587,378 $4,379,912 $1,632,66 $1,329,61 $485,368 $175,552,585 To find out more about the county's PRC program, go to: http://www.jfs.ohio.gov/owf/prc/county/countytable.stm Help Me Grow Ohio s Help Me Grow (HMG) program is designed to promote the health, learning, and development of children up to age 3. It offers welcome home visits to parents of newborns, health screenings, developmental information, and early intervention to identify developmental delays. # At Risk Children # Completed Newborn Home Visits SFY 26 # Referred for Ongoing HMG Services 2 147 1 % Referred for Ongoing HMG Services.7% Publication Date: July 28 Page 4 of 1
Child Safety and Care/Placement Ottawa The Ottawa Public Children Services Agency administers local adoption assistance, foster care services, and child welfare intervention programs. The agency strives to reunify children with their families when possible, or find other permanent living arrangements for them when they cannot safely return home. Reports and Investigations - Allegations of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Family Services 127 81,371 113 Number of Children Reunified 9 6,746 7 Number of Children Reunified within 12 Months 6 5,1 6 Percent of Child Reunifications <12 Months 66.7% 74.1% 85.7% CY 27 76,167 9,315 7,138 76.6% Children in Licensed/Certified Foster Homes 12 Children Entering Custody 16 Children Reentering Custody Children in Permanent Custody 5 Number of Child Deaths Number of Child Deaths in Substitute Care 8,894 11,148 1,283 5,435 9 16 Homes/Institutions Average Monthly # Children 8 CY 26 6,461 Homes/Institutions Total Annual Expenditures $124,461 Annual Unduplicated Number of Children in Care/Placement* $74,381,463 28,569 *Number of children in care/placement is calculated by counting the number of children in the care/placement of public agencies on January 1 of the reporting year, plus the unduplicated number of children who entered care/placement during the year. Any child who was in care/placement, even for a single day, was counted. Even if a child re-entered care/placement during the year, they were only counted once. The source data is from FACSIS, which may include children in the care of Juvenile Court. Adoption Ohio counties provide a comprehensive scope of services to birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptive children, particularly those children who have been in foster care. CY 27 CY 26 Number of Children Adopted 1 1,661 1,829 33 Adoptions Completed within 24 Months 1 581 69 Kinship Permanency Incentive KPI provides time-limited incentive payments to relatives caring for minor children who would be at risk of harm if they remained in their own homes. Number of Children Receiving KPI Payments 4 4,364 2 1,778 Publication Date: July 28 Page 5 of 1
Child Care Ottawa Family Services Ohio counties provide child care services and early learning opportunities that families need to succeed at work and at school. Through state and federal funding, families whose income is at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty guideline can receive payment for all or part of their monthly child care expenses while parents work or attend job training. The state s Early Learning Initiative (ELI), which was implemented in 26, gives low-income children the kinds of social and educational experiences they need to be ready for kindergarten. Children Served Number of Children Using Publicly Funded Child Care (Unduplicated Count) Public Funds Used for Child Care Expenditures Annual Average Expenditure per Child Children Enrolled in Early Learning Initiative Programs (ELI) Providers 352 $548,97 $1,56 26 191,172 $512,179,646 $2,679 15,318 352 $594,279 $1,688 41 185,59 $46,727,131 $2,49 13,28 Number of Licensed Child Care Centers 15 3,597 16 3,433 *Includes licensed full-time, part-time, Head Start, school-based and combination centers with 7 or more children. "Step Up To Quality" Program Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) is Ohio's voluntary quality rating system for child care programs. SUTQ is designed to increase the number of high-quality programs, recognize and support programs that achieve higher quality standards, and provide parents with an easy-to-use tool to assist them in making more informed choices on behalf of their children. Programs with the hightest ratings qualify for monetary awards. The number of Licensed Child Care Centers Earning Quality Ratings as of June 3, 27: For additional information about child care services, including the Early Learning Initiative (ELI), Step Up to Quality (SUTQ), or to search for child care in your area, go to: http://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/childcare.stm Adult Protective Services (APS) Departments of Job and Family Services provide Adult Protective Services to the elderly who are in danger of harm, unable to protect themselves, and/or have no one to assist them. Adult Cases Cases Deemed Emergencies 33 4 16,65 1,21 49 3 Cases in Need of Protective Services 19 7,484 17 Cases Where Protective Services Not Available 125 16,427 943 7,629 119 Expenditures $21,14 $19,956,788 $179,727 $17,734,395 Publication Date: July 28 Page 6 of 1
Income Ottawa Jobs The per capita income of a region provides a good barometer of its economic health. Over the last decade, per capita income growth in Ohio has been highly correlated with employment growth. Per Capita Income Comparisons Dollars 4, 3, 2, 1, $33,942 $36,714 $33,32 $29,15 $28,26 $29,845 2 Per Capita Income US Ohi Per Capita Income ' Per Capita Income '6 Ottawa Ohio United states Labor Force and Employment The size of a county s labor force is an indication of economic health. It is influenced by both the economy and the size and composition of the population. U.S. U.S. Labor Force 21,8 5,976,5 153,124, 21,9 5,934, 151,428, Employment 2,3 5,64,1 146,47, 2,4 5,69,1 144,427, Unemployment 1,6 336,4 7,78, 1,5 324,9 7,1, Unemployment Rate 7.2 5.6 4.6 7. 5.5 4.6 1st UC Benefit Payments 1,729 278,6 N/A 1,726 275,431 N/A Total UC Benefits Issued $6,975,534 $1,26,523,647 N/A $6,655,886 $1,177,61,23 N/A Average Weekly Benefit $271 $29 N/A $265 $287 N/A UC Duration 14.9 15.2 N/A 14.2 15. N/A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) WARN provides protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notification 6 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs.warn also provides for notice to dislocation worker units so that dislocated worker assistance can be promptly provided. During calendar year 27: Number of Employer WARN Notices Number of Employees Affected Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) 19 Ottawa residents, during FFY 27, through their local One-Stop Centers, participated in the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) program, which provides unemployed job seekers with services that promote quicker re-entry into the workforce. * To find out more about Labor Market and Employment information, go to: http://www.ohioworkforceinformer.org/ Commuting to Work Metropolitan areas tend to draw the most commuters from their own and neighboring counties. The net commuter flow is the difference between the number of people commuting into a county for work and the number of people commuting out of the county for work. According to the 2 census: -33.% / net commuter flow 22.5 minutes average commute time Publication Date: July 28 Page 7 of 1
Ottawa Jobs Workforce Investment Act The federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) provides federal funds to states for job training and employment services. Ohio has a network of offices and 91 One-Stop Centers that provide free job training and other employment services to Ohioans looking for work. One-Stop Centers also provide services to employers looking to hire workers. The goal is to increase employment, job retention, earnings, and occupational skills. The following data is from Ohio's Annual Report for Program Year 27: Adult Program Youth Programs Total Participants Total 41 15 Entered Employment Employed in Q1 After Exit 7 5 Employment Rate 71.4% Employment Retention 14 Employed in Q1, Q2, Q3 After Exit 11 Retention Rate 78.6% Earnings 8 Post-Program Earnings after Exit $152,358 Average Earnings $19,45 Dislocated Workers Total Participants 28 Total 19 Entered Employment 12 Employed after Exit 1 Employment Rate 83.3% Employment Retention 5 Employed after Exit 5 Retention Rate 1.% Earnings 18,863 8,564 6,17 4,794 78.5% 7,436 6,413 86.2% 3,715 $55,875189 $15,4 9,228 3,68 3,618 3,154 87.2% 3,331 3,79 92.4% In-School Youth Total Participants Total Out-of-School Youth Total Participants 33 7 Total Youth Total Youth 19 Placement in Employment or Education 2 Attainment of Employment or Education by Q1 after Exit 12 Placement in Employment or Education Rate 6.% Attainment of Certificate or Diploma Attainment of Certificate or Diploma By Q3 after Exit Attainment of Certificate or Diploma Rate Diploma or Equivalent Literacy/Numeracy Literacy Numeracy Gains Increased Educational Functioning Level Literacy/ Numeracy Gains Rate 6 12 8,13 2,592 3,885 1,488 Total Participants 93 11,898 21 13 61.9% 4.% 4,8 3,616 2,262 62.6% 4,162 2,244 53.9% 882 328 37.2% Post-Dislocation Earnings Q2 + Q3 After Exit Average Earnings 3 $37,29 $12,343 2,269 $39,595,67 $17,451 Publication Date: July 28 Page 8 of 1
Ottawa Medical Assistance Ohio offers a variety of assistance programs to give those with limited resources access to basic medical care. The most comprehensive of these is Medicaid, the federally funded, state-administered program that reimburses doctors and health-care facilities for providing services to eligible individuals with low income. Health Care Statistics In Ottawa : 89.5% of hospital visits occurred outside the county (27) 1.9% of all residents were enrolled in the Medicaid program (27) 27.9% of all children were enrolled in the Medicaid program (25) 3.6% of all births were paid by Medicaid (25) N/A of mothers receiving Medicaid had two or more risk factors for poor birth outcomes (25) Medicaid Enrollment and Expenditures Medicaid is the state and federally funded program that pays for health care services for eligible low-income people of all ages, including children, pregnant women, families, older adults and Ohioans with disabilities. Medicaid services are delivered via contracted health care providers, ensuring that Medicaid consumers get access to needed services, such as physician visits, hospital inpatient care, prescription drugs and home health services. CY 27 CY 26 Residents Enrolled in Medicaid* 4,49 1,651,697 4,332 1,682,53 Annual Medicaid Expenditures** $41,614,471 $11,893,762,88 $41,743,974 $11,952,173,555 Average Annual Medicaid Cost/Eligible $9,268 $7,21 $9,636 $7,16 *Data is point-in-time, not cumulative **Expenditures reflect payments made directly to providers as well as capitation payments to HMOs. Nursing Facilities/Residential Care CY 27 CY 26 Nursing Homes 3 933 Residential Care Facilities 3 547 Medicaid Eligibles Living in Nursing Facilities 163 53,579 168 54,353 Total Expenditures $8,651,53 $3,93,825,746 $9,146,127 $3,156,21,772 Publication Date: July 28 Page 9 of 1
Unduplicated Number of Residents Receiving Services Waiver Type Ottawa Medical Assistance Alternatives to Nursing Facilities (Waiver Programs) Waiver programs allow people on Medicaid with disabilities to receive care in their homes and communities instead of in nursing homes. The following chart lists the waiver programs available in Ohio for CY 26 and 27, and the number of Ottawa residents participating in them. CY 27 CY 26 Choices - Age 6 or older 362 269 PASSPORT - Pre-admission Screening System Providing Options and Resources Today - Age 6 or older 142 33,334 133 32,235 Assisted living - Age 21 or older 45 71 Individual Options Waiver - Available to all ages 59 13,135 55 12,82 Level One Waiver - Available to all ages with an ICF/MR Level of Care 2 5,36 2 4,812 Ohio Home Care - Age 59 or younger 21 9,697 19 9,579 Transitions - Age 6 or older 5 3,184 6 3,235 Transitions Carve Out - All ages 1 1,575 548 For more Medicaid Information on Ottawa, go to: http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/reports/documents/omr_sfy26.pdf Publication Date: July 28 Page 1 of 1