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Social Services & Children

Office of Children & Family Services

OCFS · FY2021 · 2019-2020 Session

Oversees child welfare, child care subsidies, foster care, and juvenile justice facilities.

Total appropriation

$3.5B

All Funds

Workforce

2,940

FTE positions

% of state budget

1.98%

of $177B All Funds

% of Social Services & Children

40.2%

of $8.7B

Line items

How the $3.5B is allocated across major program areas.

ProgramCategoryAmountShare
Child care subsidiesAid / Grants$1.36B
38.4%
Child welfare services to localitiesAid / Grants$1.05B
29.7%
Foster care & adoptionAid / Grants$0.60B
16.9%
Juvenile justice facilitiesState Operations$0.38B
10.7%
AdminState Operations$0.15B
4.2%
Total mapped$3.54B100%

Related Article VII bills

These are the budget-bill slots that carry OCFS appropriations.

Other Social Services & Children agencies

Peers within the same functional area.

Source: NYS Division of the Budget Enacted Budget Financial Plan, FY2021. Figures are approximate and rounded for display.