The remaining 26 non-Project Zero sites will join the 71 Project Zero sites expected to be operating by the end of the current fiscal year. The goal of Project Zero is to assist people to overcome employment barriers and to promote continued employment by providing intensive services such as mentoring, transportation, and extended day care hours. Project Zero is locally based, with service interventions designed specifically to meet local needs. Since 1997, nearly half of existing Project Zero sites have achieved 100 percent employment of their target cases. Rate Increases Rate increases are recommended for numerous critical FIA programs in fiscal year 2001, demonstrating the Governor s commitment to core FIA priorities.
Kinship care is provided by relatives for children who can t live with a parent.
This care maintains family ties and avoids a licensed foster care setting for a child. This will be the first rate increase since the program began in 1992. Data Processing Also recommended are significant investments in FIA s data processing infrastructure. These funding increases will improve processing time and increase the number and kinds of tasks performed, thus enhancing administrative efficiency and effectiveness. The funding will be devoted to a system for establishing and enforcing child support orders, collecting and disbursing child support funds, and reporting information to the federal government.