Vermont Department for Children and Families

The Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Vermont, headquartered in the Waterbury Office Complex in Waterbury.[1][2]

Vermont Department for Children and Families
Agency overview
JurisdictionVermont
HeadquartersWaterbury, Vermont
Agency executive
  • Ken Schatz, DCF Commissioner
Parent agencyVermont Agency of Human Services
WebsiteDCF website

The department was formed on July 1, 2004.[3]

Divisions

The divisions of DCF are as follows:[4]

  • Child Development Division
  • Disability Determination Services
  • Economic Services Division
  • Family Services Division
  • Office of Child Support
  • Office of Economic Opportunity

DCF operates the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, used for short-term placement and long-term treatment of juvenile delinquents.[5] It is Vermont's sole locked juvenile facility.[6] The detention program can serve up to 16 boys and girls, and the treatment program can serve up to 12 boys.[7] Woodside is located in Colchester.[8]

Investigation

In 2010, the IRS began investigating a former DCF employee from Newport who was accused of embezzling $490,000 using 250 checks, from August 2004 until October 2009. The technical charge was failure to report income and pay income tax.[9] She was found guilty in 2011, imprisoned and ordered to make restitution.[10]

References
  1. "contact_banner.jpg Archived June 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  2. "Our Offices Archived October 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  3. "DCF Commissioner Stephen R. Dale Archived August 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  4. "DCF Divisions | Department for Children and Families". dcf.vermont.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  5. "DCF-Woodside & DOC - Interdepartmental Agreement Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Vermont Agency of Human Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  6. "Length of Stay in Juvenile Detention Vermont Center for Justice Research." Juvenile Research and Statistics Association. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  7. "About Us Archived October 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  8. "Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Prevention Practice." Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. iv (5/237). Retrieved on August 24, 2010. "Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center 26 Woodside Drive East Colchester, VT 05446"
  9. Braithwaite, Chris (February 3, 2010). "Former state employee faces federal investigation". Barton, Vermont: the Chronicle. p. 1.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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