The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has updated Ohio Administrative Code Rule (OAC) 5101:9-6-57 entitled: "The Recruitment of African-American Adoptive Families Allocation".
Administrative review of this rule has determined dates provided in the existing rule need to be amended to ensure the rule is applicable to existing department operations and policies. The funding source remains Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and the allocation will have retroactive effect to July 1, 2006.
The Recruitment of African-American Adoptive Families Allocation
| PCSA | Total Waiting Children | African American Waiting Children | Percent African American Children Waiting | Total Waiting Families | African American Waiting Families | Percent African American Families | Numerical Parity | Number of African American Families Required to Reach Parity | Dollar Award |
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| Cuyahoga | 707 | 535 | 76% | 257 | 152 | 59% | 194 | 42 | $145,303 |
| Franklin | 135 | 76 | 56% | 325 | 121 | 37% | 183 | 62 | $211,960 |
| Hamilton | 222 | 146 | 66% | 112 | 49 | 44% | 74 | 25 | $84,348 |
| Montgomery | 172 | 109 | 63% | 121 | 45 | 37% | 77 | 32 | $108,371 |
| Stark | 159 | 53 | 33% | 130 | 26 | 20% | 43 | 17 | $59,293 |
| Summit | 166 | 87 | 52% | 151 | 38 | 25% | 79 | 41 | $140,725 |
Please direct any inquiries to your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisor.