New Jersey Targets Nine Foster Care Nonprofits With Audits For Misspending $4.2M

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates Nine nonprofit agencies providing foster care services in New Jersey are facing intense scrutiny following an audit that found they spent $4.2 million on extravagances such as bonuses and a country club holiday party, and awarded a generous roofing job to a relative. But most of the agency directors disagree sharply with the audit, insisting they did nothing wrong – and that in several cases, their practices were approved by the state. Agencies under scrutiny are: AtlantiCare Behavioral Health Foster Care Network; Youth Consultation Services; Family Intervention Services of East Orange; Babyland Family Services . . .