State website causing some problems for private agencies and foster parents (link)
Ridiculous! The state needs to get its stuff together–no wonder why they don’t have enough good foster parents. Then you got some foster kids out there at the mercy of strangers who aren’t getting any money for their care. Does that sound like a good situation?
State website causing some problems for private agencies and fos – ABC 12 – WJRT – Flint, MI.
Glad the news touched on this problem but this story (& the whole foster care system) needs more investigation & coverage. I was a foster parent for 3 boys–all with mild Aspergers & 2 have ADD– I have been waiting for months for my payments. I call, I complain–nobody could tell me anything other than the new system was screwing everything up…Finally I got some money at the end of November. This is after about 2 months without payment & actually about 5 months of partial and full payments being owed (for all 3 kids!). The state still owes me money & my foster children aren’t in foster care anymore (they have gone ‘home’ but I still care for them). It is ridiculous and ultimately it is the kids that suffer. Money that is supposed to be for their care isn’t made available in a timely manner; it isn’t right for foster parents to be constantly behind financially.
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