Boone County Children's Services Board Strategic Plan
The Boone County Children's Services Board (BCCSB) undertook a strategic planning process to guide priorities, investments, and governance for the 2026-2029 period. The purpose of this work was to strengthen how the BCCSB sets direction, sequences initiatives, and stewards public resources in service of Boone County's children, youth, and families.
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The BCCSB utilized a series of materials to inform and develop the strategic plan and are included as appendices in a full version of the strategic plan.
The BCCSB and the Boone County Community Services Department are working on the strategies and deliverables. Questions about the BCCSB's Strategic Plan and the Boone County Children's Services may be directed to the Boone County Community Services Department.
Funding Priorities
The BCCSB has approved funding priorities that will guide future investments through the Boone County Children's Services Fund (CSF). The funding priorities were informed by community surveys, focus groups, individual interviews, and findings from the 2024 Boone County Children's Services Fund Review and Assessment Report. Together, these efforts identified opportunities to better align future investments with community needs while maintaining the CSF's long-term financial health. Future funding decisions beginning with the 2027 Open Request for Proposal will be guided by three priority areas that support the mental health of children, youth, and families:
- Treatment - Programs that support mental or behavioral health through therapy, counseling, other treatment, and supportive services.
- Safety - Programs that support safety by addressing child abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence, and youth violence, including consistent afterschool programming and childcare.
- Basic Needs - Programs that support families in improving long-term stability. Programs may also provide immediate needs including food, household items, and material goods.
Funding Strategy
In addition to adopting funding priorities, the BCCSB is implementing a multi-year funding strategy designed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the CSF. Over the past several years, the BCCSB intentionally awarded more funding than the CSF received annually through sales tax revenue in order to gradually reduce a historically high fund balance. As the fund balance has declined, annual expenditures must now more closely align with annual revenue to ensure funding commitments can be sustained over future contract cycles. As part of the funding strategy, the BCCSB established a long-term goal of maintaining a 20% reserve by 2030. While Boone County policy requires a minimum reserve of 17%, the additional reserve will provide flexibility to respond to changes in sales tax revenue, emergencies, and unforeseen expenses while helping reduce the likelihood of future disruptions to funded programs.
Community Meetings
To help organizations and community members better understand these decisions, the Boone County Community Services Department and the BCCSB will host several community meetings to discuss the funding priorities, funding strategy, and implementation timeline. Community members, nonprofit organizations, and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend. Community meeting dates include:
- Friday, July 24, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Boone County Family Resources - Les Wagner Community Room
- Monday, August 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m., Boone Electric Cooperative - Community Room
- Tuesday, August 11, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Daniel Boone Regional Library - Friends Room
Additional information about the Children's Services Fund and upcoming meetings will be available through the Boone County Community Services Department. Questions may be directed to communityservices@boonemo.gov.