DCF News

Vermont has begun using Medicaid to bolster housing navigation and housing sustaining services to eligible individuals.

DCF Family Services Division is sponsoring three events with VINS Nature Center and their traveling raptor program in April and May to celebrate National Foster Care Month (May 2025)

This is a time to recognize and appreciate the dedicated professionals who work to protect children and support families in Vermont. At the Department for Children and Families (DCF), Family Services Workers play a key role in helping children, teens, and families stay safe and healthy.

The Department for Children and Families announced today that the Department has temporarily suspended urinalysis testing with Phamatech, Inc., a medical contract service provider located in San Diego, California.

Governor Phil Scott recently proclaimed November as Adoption Month in Vermont

Beginning October 6, more Vermont families qualify for financial assistance to help pay for regulated child care, preschool, and afterschool care.

On Wednesday, Governor Scott signed H.644 (an act relating to access to records by individuals who were in foster care) into law as Act 173.

Vermont has now been approved for a federally-funded Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (SEBT) program

The Department for Children and Families (DCF) is pleased to announce plans for the development of a secure youth treatment center, the Green Mountain Youth Campus.

As of April 7, more Vermont families qualify for financial assistance to help pay for regulated child care, preschool, and afterschool care. For example, a family of four earning $124,800 per year qualifies.