The state of Michigan must reinstate a “performance-based” foster care system in Kent County, after a Court of Claims judge struck down changes made earlier this year.
The ruling restores a possible lifeline to the nonprofit that’s overseen foster care cases in the county for most of the past decade.
“We’re very excited,” said Sonia Noorman, CEO of the West Michigan Partnership for Children, which sued MDHHS over the changes implemented in October. “We’re still fully staffed, operational, ready to go if and when the department reaches out.”…