Vermont Official State Website
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Welcome to DCF!
We work with community partners to foster the healthy development, safety, well-being and self-sufficiency of Vermonters.
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Apply for benefits online!
Use our online application to apply for 3SquaresVT, Essential Person, Fuel Assistance, & Reach Up
May is foster care month!
You can make a difference in the lives of the almost 1,300 children and teens who are in foster care in Vermont. Find out how.
Help keep children safe!
Supportive families help to prevent child abuse & promote child and family well-being. Learn what you can do to help!
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Get help with child support!
Our Office of Child Support can help you with issues related to paying or getting child support.

Home Page

Some 200,000 Vermonters rely on the Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) for programs and services.  The goal of this website is to help you find programs, services, and resources — quickly and easily.

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Homepage - 3 column bottom - DCF Results Scorecard

Contact Us

Ken Schatz, Commissioner
Department for Children and Families
280 State Drive, HC 1 North
Waterbury, VT  05671-1080

• DCF Public Records Requests
• Statewide Public Records Requests

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