The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is used by the Cabinet to fund the following services:
- Adult protective services;
- Alternate care services;
- Child protective services;
- General adult services;
- Home safety services to:
- Prevent the removal or repeat maltreatment of a child; or
- Maintain an adult safely in their home or community;
- Juvenile services that include community treatment for a juvenile and the juvenile’s family, to rehabilitate the youth and help prevent the youth’s future involvement with the juvenile/criminal justice system; or
- Residential treatment services that provide a comprehensive treatment oriented living experience, in a twenty-four (24) hour residential facility, for a juvenile offender committed to the Cabinet; and
- Staff training.
Even though the SSBG may be used to provide services for both child(ren) and adults, many of the services provided for child protection have alternate funding sources, whereas there are limited funding sources available, such as the SSBG for vulnerable adults. The service regions are encouraged to access alternative funding sources for child protection services when available prior to using SSBG funds.