DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES

1978-1993

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

In 1979 County Council legislation broadened the mandate of the six-year old Office of Human Resources and renamed it the Department of Family Resources. The primary goal of the Department was to strengthen and support the social unit of the family; staff worked with the newly created Commission on Children and Youth and the Commission on Handicapped Individuals to identify changes in policy, services, and funding which were needed to improve support for families in need. Until 1996 Family Resources operated as one of four separate, legally mandated departments established to provide health and human services to County citizens (the other three being the Department of Addiction, Victim, and Mental Health Services; the Department of Social Services; and the Department of Health). It was divided into five divisions: Community Action; Elder Affairs; Children, Youth and Families; Disability Resources; and Program Development and Planning. The Department's staff coordinated programs; advocated for families, the elderly, the handicapped and youth; commented on legislation at the federal, state, and local level; provided staff support to various County commissions; served on a variety of special task forces and committees; and provided information to County citizens wishing to locate appropriate family-related services and programs. In 1996 health and human services in the County were restructured and the Department of Family Resources, together with its three related departments, was assimilated into one agency, the Department of Health and Human Services.

PROCESSING PROCEDURES

General processing procedures consisted of discarding duplicates, unnecessary binders, and routine transmittals. Oversized documents and photographs were removed from the original location in their assigned series and placed in separate containers. Separation sheets were inserted in the original location within the folder to indicate the new location of any records placed elsewhere.

PROVENANCE

The collection was culled from various accessions of printed material.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection comprises 1.66 cubic feet of material dating from 1974-1993. It includes reports and other printed material from the various divisions of the Department of Family Resources, as well as material generated by committees on which the Department's staff served. The collection also contains printed material from the various commissions with which the Department worked, such as the Commission on Aging and the Commission on Handicapped Individuals.

The records are arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.

Box 1

Annual Report of the Juvenile Court Committee 1978-1979, [1979]

Area Plan for Programs on Aging, 1979

Commission on Handicapped Individuals Annual Report, March-November 1979

Group Home Needs Assessment and 6-Year Plan with Executive Summary, 1979

Report on the Activities of the Pharmaceutical Section, Vice and Narcotics Division, Montgomery County Department of Police, Calendar Year 1978, 1979

Area Plan for Programs on Aging FY 1981, 1980

Commission on Aging Annual Report, 1980

Division of Children and Youth Child Protection Team Statistical Update FY 78 and FY 79,

1980

Manual for the Development of Family and Resident Councils, 1980

Montgomery County Hotline: Management Study and Funding Options, 1980

Report on Adolescent Pregnancy, Pregnancy Prevention and Services in Montgomery County,

1980

Area Plan for Programs on Aging FY 1982, 1981

Commission on Aging Annual Report, 1981

Commission on Handicapped Individuals Annual Report, 1981

Community Action Committee Annual Report FY 1981, 1981

Guide to Accessibility Standards for Public Accommodation, 1981

Juvenile Court Committee Annual Report 1980-1981, 1981

Update on the 1980 Report on Adolescent Pregnancy in Montgomery County, 1981

Area Plan for Programs on Aging FY 1983, 1982

Commission on Aging Annual Report, 1982

Commission on Children and Youth Annual Report 1981-1982, 1982

Juvenile Court Committee Annual Report 1981-1982, 1982

Action Plan for the Chronically Mentally Ill 1984, 1983

Area Plan for Programs on Aging FY 1984, 1983

Commission on Handicapped Individuals Annual Report, 1983

Action Plan for the Chronically Mentally Ill: 1985 Update, 1984

Action Plan for the Mentally Retarded/Developmentally Disabled with Public Hearing Summary

1985, 1984

Area Plan for Programs on Aging FY 1985, 1984

Child Abuse and Neglect in Montgomery County, Maryland, 1984

Child Care in Montgomery County: A Report from the Commission on Children and Youth, 1984

Commission on Aging Annual Report 1983, 1984

Commission on Handicapped Individuals Annual Report, 1984

Community Action Committee Annual Report FY 1983, 1984

Emergency Shelter Services: An Analysis of Emergency Shelter Services for Homeless Persons in Montgomery County 1983-1984, 1984

Action Plan for Persons With Mental Retardation and/or Other Developmental Disabilities 1986,

1985

Action Plan for the Chronically Mentally Ill: 1986 Update, 1985

Area Plans for Programs on Aging FY 1986, 1985

Commission on Aging Annual Report 1984, 1985

Commission on Children and Youth Annual Report 1984-1985, 1985

Community Action Board Annual Report FY 1984, 1985

Community Action Board Education Task Force Report, 1985

Community Action Board Report on Minimum Standard of Need, 1985

Emergency Shelter Services, 1985

Plan for Senior Citizens in Need of Long-Term Care: Executive Summary, 1985

Update of Group Home Needs and Resources, 1985

Action Plan for Persons with Mental Retardation and/or Other Developmental Disabilities 1987,

1986

Action Plan for the Chronically Mentally Ill: 1987 Update, 1986

Area Plans for Programs on Aging FY 1987, 1986

Commission on Aging Annual Report 1985, 1986

Commission on Children and Youth Annual Report 1985-1986, 1986

Commission on Handicapped Individuals, Annual Report, 1986

Community Action Board Annual Report FY 1985, 1986

Demographics of Language Minorities in Montgomery County, 1986

Emergency Shelter Services: An Analysis of Emergency Shelter Services for Homeless Persons in Montgomery County, 1985-1986, 1986

Employment and Job Training Services Directory, 1986

Report of the Multicultural Advisory Council, 1986

Review on the Mental Health System: Final Report, 1986

Social Indicators, Montgomery County 1985 (draft), 1986

Statistical Profile of Poverty in Montgomery County, 1986

Action Plan for Persons With Mental Retardation and/or Other Developmental Disabilities 1988,

1987

Box 2

Area Plans for Programs on Aging FY 1988, 1987

Child Care Policies and Programs in Montgomery County Government/Agencies, 1987

Community Action Board Annual Report FY 1986, 1987

Demographic Study of the Black Population in Montgomery County, 1987

Division on Children and Youth Annual Report, 1987

People in Need: Forging New Solutions - Conference Proceedings, 1987

Plan for Senior Citizens in Need of Long-Term Care: Update Recommendations for FY 88, 1987

Status and Needs of Elder Citizens in 1986, 1987

1989 Action Plan for Persons with Mental Retardation and/or Other Developmental Disabilities, 1988

Commission on Aging Annual Report 1987, 1988

Commission on Child Care First Annual Report, 1988

Economics of Assistance for Families with Children (AFDC) in Montgomery County with Profile of 1986 Caseload, 1988

Guide to Services for Separated, Divorced and Widowed Men in Montgomery County, 1988

Juvenile Court Committee Annual Report 1987-1988, 1988

Senior Citizen's Guide to Programs and Services, 1988

Toward the 21st Century: A Child Care Action Plan for Montgomery County, Maryland (draft),

1988

1990 Action Plan for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, 1989

Commission on Child Care Annual Report, 1989

Calendar of Events May 1990, 1990

Box 3

Commission on Child Care Annual Report, 1990

Survey of the Sheltered Homeless Clients in Montgomery County, 1990

Update of Group Home Needs Assessment, 1990

Working But Still Poor: The Characteristics, Job Prospects and Salaries of the Working Poor in

Montgomery County, 1990

Commission on Child Care Annual Report, 1991

Community Action Board Report on the Minimum Standard of Need for 1991, 1991

Volunteer Survey of Montgomery County Government, 1993

Community Action Agency Brochures, n.d.