Child Welfare Funds Spent On Gifts, State Audit Finds; Case Managers Still Leave in Large Numbers
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › February 09, 2006
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Private child welfare agencies in Milwaukee County spent thousands of dollars intended for services to abused and neglected children and their families on gifts for their employees, including fleece jackets with corporate logos, shirts, watches, coffee mugs, gift cards and baseball tickets, a state audit released Wednesday showed.
Auditors also discovered a $541,604 overpayment to the private agency that handles foster care services. All of the agencies in the audit provide services under contract with the state-run Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare.See the full content of this document
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Child Welfare Funds Spent On Gifts, State Audit Finds; Case Managers Still Leave in Large Numbers
Other problems cited in the audit include:
-- A significant number of child abuse investigations 30.9% of the total taking longer than the 60 days allowed by state law.-- Delays in services to children in foster care and their families. From mid-February through late June...See the full content of this document
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