From the PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW:
Dozens of Pennsylvania firms hired to care for foster children, juvenile delinquents and other needy children are resorting to layoffs and short-term loans because some counties have not paid them in months…
[Craig] Adamson is executive director of the Community Service Foundation & Buxmont Academy in Bucks County, which he said has closed foster homes and schools.
He blames under-staffing in the Department of Public Welfare and a “monstrosity” of bureaucratic cost-reporting requirements officials implemented in 2009 to ensure providers follow federal rules that restrict how the money is spent and who is eligible for child welfare programs…
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