LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – An auditor general report released this week shows that Children Trust Michigan (CTM, and formerly known as the Michigan Children’s Trust) did not comply fully with a number of obligations set forward by the state.

Children Trust Michigan, which is set up to help abused and neglected children and is an arm of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), is lax when it comes to the open meetings act and did not protect grant money for children, according to the report.

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In addition, the report says CTM  did not complete annual internal obligations, and did not communicate thoroughly with the governor and lawmakers as determined by law.

“Governor Whitmer claims Democrats support Michigan children and families, but she and her Democrat Legislature have failed to equip this crucial program with anything other than a high-profile social pedigree to ensure the important work of the Michigan Children’s Trust Fund is actually being done,” said Abby Mitch, executive director of Michigan Rising Action. “According to the Auditor General’s report, the only thing done correctly consistently in the last three years is the Trust’s signature auction party. What good are these crucial funds, if Elizabeth Hertel’s health department cannot provide the administrative support necessary to accomplish the mission?”

According to the state website, the Children Trust Michigan is the “only statewide organization whose sole focus is to proactively support programs with education, funding and resources across the state with a goal of preventing child abuse and neglect.”

The auditor general’s office, the accountability and transparency branch of Michigan state government, is on the chopping block under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s most recent budget proposal. She is recommending a 30% reduction in funding for the oversight committee.

The complete report can be read here.