Mary Jo Pitzl Arizona Republic Published 10:20 p.m. UTC Jun 20, 2018 Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the title of Jennifer Wydra, family home licensing manager at the Department of Child Safety. The state determined Natasha Shimp no longer was fit to hold a foster license. Yet, the Department of Child Safety left three small children in her care for 1½ years; one of them is still with her. Since then, the former Tempe foster mother has been on a dogged quest to collect the thousands of dollars of foster payments she says she’s entitled to for the children’s care. Last week, a day after The Arizona Republic inquired about DCS’ foster-licensing process, the agency notified Shimp she would be paid for 15½ months of care for two children, a sum that could amount to about $20,000. DCS said, essentially, it had goofed. Shimp’s case may not be the only one. Questions persist “We originally considered a license closed after it had expired, regardless if a person was appealing a licensing decision,” the agency said in a statement Friday. But after reviewing their own rule, staffers concluded a license remains valid until the appeal is finished. That is… Read full this story
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