Milwaukee County’s State-Run Child Welfare System Faces New Troubles

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Milwaukee County's state-run child welfare system, already faced with court actions alleging its reforms have been inadequate, now is contending with revelations that the system's largest for- profit agency used public funds to buy holiday gift certificates and to finance bonuses for employees, board meeting expenses, souvenir mugs, and an office Christmas party. As reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Nov. 15, 1999, New Ventures LLC, a coalition of eight established for-profit and non-profit provider organizations, owes the state Department of Health . . .