Comparison of NYS Local District
2003 Special Foster Care Rates

Rate Compilation and Analysis by The NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children, Inc. Spring 2003

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Monthly Special Rates Based on Mean Age of NYS Foster Children (10.6 years)
Rates below have been rounded and calculated from per diem rates using a 365 day year.
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 Up to $500/mo.
 $501-650/mo.
 $651-800/mo.
 $801-950/mo.
 $951+/mo.

Allegany

Franklin

Lewis

Yates

456

490

412

455

Chautuaqua

Chenango

Fulton

Genesee

Greene

Herkimer

Jefferson

Montgomery

Schoharie

Schuyler

Seneca

St. Lawrence*

Steuben

Sullivan

Wayne

Wyoming

548

608

639

624

583

517

501

600

564

617

539

531

632

590

559

578

Clinton*

Columbia

Cortland

Delaware

Erie

Essex

Livingston**

Madison

Monroe

Onondaga

Orleans

Rensselaer*

Saratoga

Warren

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St. Regis-Mohawk++

703

667

651

791

658

669

694

730

684

700

732

787

669

792

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760

Albany

Cayuga

Chemung

Nassau*

Niagara

Oneida

Oswego*+

Otsego

Schenectady

Tioga

Tompkins*/*+

Westchester*

873

894

840

909

882

879

917

810

878

882

874

900

Broome

Dutchess

Hamilton

NYC

Ontario

Putnam

Rockland

Suffolk

Ulster

Washington

 

1007

1007

1007

990

973

1007

1007

1007

973

988

 N = 4 or 7%

Range = $412-490

Mean = $453

N = 16 or 28%

Range = $501-639

Mean = $577

 N = 14 or 24%

Range = $651-792

Mean = $709

 N = 12 or 21%

Range = $810-917

Mean = $878

 N = 10 or 17%

Range = $973-1007

Mean = $997

 • Cattaraugus and Orange counties determine special rates on a case by case basis and are not included in mean or range below. N = 2 or 3%.

METRO REGION
(Nassau, NYC, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester):
N = 5
Range = $900-$1007
Mean = $963
2002/03 State Max = $1007

UPSTATE REGION
(All other districts):
N = 51
Range = $412-1007
Mean = $719
2002/03 State Max = $1007

Source: NYSCCC Telephone Survey of Local Departments of Social Services, April 2003


*   Rates for different levels (ex. mild, moderate, severe) have been averaged.
** Rates for regular and level II (trained/experienced) have been averaged
*+ Rate awarded up to this dollar amount, but may vary by case.
++ St. Regis-Mohawk Tribe is not included in any of the averages shown.

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