The Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Vermont, headquartered in the Waterbury Office Complex in Waterbury."contact_banner.jpg ." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010."Our Offices ." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
The department was formed on July 1, 2004."DCF Commissioner Stephen R. Dale ." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
Divisions The divisions of DCF are as follows:
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.DCF-Woodside & DOC - Interdepartmental Agreement . Vermont Agency of Human Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010. It is Vermont's sole locked juvenile facility.""Length of Stay in Juvenile Detention Vermont Center for Justice Research". Juvenile Research and Statistics Association. Retrieved on August 24, 2010. The detention program can serve up to 16 boys and girls, and the treatment program can serve up to 12 boys.About Us . Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010. Woodside is located in Colchester."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"
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. She was found guilty in 2011, imprisoned and ordered to make restitution.
References
External links Vermont Department for Children and Families