The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday ordered Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit led by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife, to repay more than $132,000 in federal funding following a finding of “serious deficiencies” against the organization earlier this week.
Yolanda Hill has operated Balanced Nutrition since 2015, helping child care centers apply for and receive federal funding for kids’ meals.
Balanced Nutrition improperly billed the federal food program, according to
a letter Friday, including excessive administrative costs and inadequate documentation for some food purchases. The nonprofit also bought items not allowed for the childcare program.
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