State should take over child welfare cases in Omaha Metro advocate says Wind down services with St. Francis Ministries Share Updated: 7:51 PM CST Dec 23, 2020 Wind down services with St. Francis Ministries Share Updated: 7:51 PM CST Dec 23, 2020
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript THERE WERE SO MANY RED FLAGS. ANDREW: KATHY BIGSBY MOORE IS A FORMER FOSTER PARENT AND CHILD ADVOCATE IN NEBRASKA FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. SHE BELIEVES THE STATE NEEDS TO SUSPEND ALL FUTURE PAYMENTS TO ST. FRANCIS AND TAKE OVER THEIR CASE MANAGEMENT. ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO WIND DOWN THEIR SERVIC ANDREW: BIGSBY MOORE WAS PART OF A LAWSUIT FILED IN JULY 2019 TO STOP THE FIVE-YEAR $197 MILLION CONTRACT WITH SAINT FRANCI THEIR BID WAS 40% LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS PROVIDER, PROMISESHIP, WHERE SHE USED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. KNOWING THE INDUSTRY, SHE WARNED ST. FRANCIS WOULDN’T LIVE UP TO THE CONTRACT. THE LAWSUIT WAS DROPPED. TO DATE, THE KANSAS BASED NONPROFIT HAS NOT