By Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Trissie Casanova, a social worker, testifies Wednesday , Feb. 3, at the State House about threats to Department for Children and Families employees. Casanova and others seek stricter penalties for assaulting social workers. By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org […]
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DCF report shows high demand for emergency housing vouchers
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org A report from the Department for Children and Families shows more Vermonters are relying on emergency housing vouchers. According to the report submitted to the Legislature last week, the department received 15,431 applications for emergency housing […]
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DCF allocates additional funds to WARMTH programs
Commissioner Ken Schatz announced Feb. 26 that the Department for Children and Families (DCF) is providing $375,000 to the state’s five community action agencies to fund additional crisis fuel assistance grants through their WARMTH programs. “When a family asks for […]