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DCF To Hire More Staff To Process Applications

By Jane Lindholm | December 7, 2010

State officials say a months-long backlog that some Vermonters have faced in applying for state assistance may begin to ease. That’s because the Department for Children and Families has won approval to hire more staff who can process applications.

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Corrections, children’s services see staff cuts

By VPR | October 16, 2009

A round of staff cuts in Vermont government is hitting the Corrections Department and the Department for Children and Families the hardest.

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VT Edition: Juvenile Justice

By Jane Lindholm | July 20, 2009

VPR explores how Vermont focuses on rehabilitating juveniles in the community rather than incarcerating them.

Vermont Edition

Juvenile Justice

By Jane Lindholm | July 20, 2009

Vermont has the lowest incarceration rate for juveniles in the nation, because the state instead focuses on rehabilitating kids in the community. Also, we begin a series that looks at the first 400 years of music in our region.