The People's Budget

Type of funding: Programs and services (non-capital)

Rough cost estimate: Between $2 million and $7.2 million

Evaluation notes:

✅ This idea could be implemented without changing current policy or law.

❌ This City doesn't have jurisdiction to do this idea. 

✅ This idea doesn't name a specific vendor. 

❌ This idea would incur costs indefinitely. 

Justification: DYFS would have to support this effort

Other notes: Foster care is under the purview of the state

Thank you for sharing your idea. This idea and its evaluation have been forwarded to the budget delegates. They will use this information to group together similar ideas, narrow down options based on community needs, and develop fully detailed proposals for you and your community to vote on in October 2023.