Children, Youth and Family Services - Linkages To Learning Program| Montgomery County Maryland Operating Budget

Budget Year / Version:

FY 26 ddlYear

RECOMMENDED ddlVersion

ddlDept

Go To Section projectLinkSelect

Program Description

Linkages To Learning

Explore

Visualize

Children, Youth and Family Services

Program Contacts

Contact Oscar Mensah of the HHS - Children, Youth and Family Services at 240-777-3850 or Deborah Lambert of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2794 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

Program Performance Measures

records per page

Search:

Program Performance Measures	Actual FY23	Actual FY24	Estimated FY25	Target FY26	Target FY27
Percent of clients completing surveys reporting satisfaction with services received ³	98%	97%	95%	95%	95%
Percent of students receiving mental health services through Linkages to Learning that experience maintained or improved psychosocial functioning after 6 months ¹	89%	81%	83%	83%	83%
Percent of families receiving case management that experience an increase in one or more domains of family self-sufficiency after 6 months of service ²	83%	81%	80%	80%	80%

Showing 1 to 3 of 3 entries

¹  FY24 actual performance is based on results from 346 youth who were receiving services and completed a second assessment during the fiscal year, even if they began services before the start of the fiscal year. This is the second full year of usage of this new measure. FY23's results were based on a smaller number of clients which may have created inflated outcome results. FY24 is a more accurate reflection of expected outcomes.
²  The program transitioned to using a new instrument in January 2024 with the implementation of a new contract. The instrument is similar enough to prior years such that data are likely comparable over time. Only households with sufficient data using the new measure are included in this measure, and not all households are served by Linkages to Learning. In FY24, the program evaluated the data of 142 cases for this measure.
³  FY24 percentage based on 852 surveys completed by adult and youth participants.

Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended Changes	Expenditures	FTEs
FY25 Approved	$14,911,978	9
Enhance: Operating Budget Impact Associated with Contractual Staffing for Greencastle Elementary School and Silver Spring International Middle School Linkages to Learning	$214,134	0
Enhance: Add Linkages to Learning Services at Burnt Mills Elementary School	$200,000	0
Enhance: Linkages to Learning Bilingual Therapist Contractor Salaries to Improve Recruitment and Retention	$65,000	0
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.	($331,316)	-3
FY26 Recommended	$15,059,796	6