State Auditors Address DCFS Concerns About Chez Hope

Acadiana domestic violence shelter examined by legislative auditor

Chez Hope, which serves four parishes in south Louisiana, St. Mary, St. Martin, Iberia and Assumption, was the subject of an informational brief issued by the legislative auditor after DCFS notified LLA of possible irregularities.

State auditors address DCFS concerns about Chez Hope

The state Legislative Auditor took a look at a domestic violence shelter's operations after a state agency expressed concerns about rent for shelters, cars used to transport survivors and food provided to survivors and their children.The auditor provided several recommendations to improve operations, but the first was that the Department of Child and Family Services and Chez Hope work on their communication - and that DCFS provide clearer guidan…