Tiffany Wright, an assistant director of field operations in the state Department of Human Services Division of Children and Family Services, will be promoted to division director later this month, department Secretary Kristi Putnam announced Friday.
Multiple public and private organizations will launch an analytics-driven initiative early next year to address the foster care crisis in Arkansas, a foster care advocate told legislators during a committee meeting Monday.
While officials with the Division of Children and Family Services have made strides in correcting the damage done to the foster care system by the covid-19 pandemic, addressing staffing issues is an ongoing battle, according to a new report given state lawmakers.
Arkansas' proposed Medicaid budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 is based on the federal government ending its public health emergency, Department of Human Services Secretary Cindy Gillespie told state lawmakers Wednesday.
Arkansas' proposed Medicaid budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 is based on the federal government ending its public health emergency, Department of Human Services Secretary Cindy Gillespie told state lawmakers Wednesday.