Shumlin announces programs to help homeless Vermonters
The governor said the state will waive eligibility requirements for shelters during dangerously cold weather so that “every homeless person knows that when it’s cold they have a place to go.”
Shumlin wants to return more than 1,000 workers to Waterbury
Agency of Natural Resources employees would go to National Life and the state education department would move to downtown Barre as part of a major reshuffling of state government.
Gov. Shumlin announces reorganization in Agency of Human Services
Gov. Peter Shumlin today announced that Mental Health Commissioner Christine Oliver and Deputy Secretary Patrick Flood will swap positions, with Oliver assuming the role of Deputy Secretary and Flood becoming Commissioner of Mental Health.
Groups sue state for failure to investigate hundreds of cases of alleged abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of disabled and elderly Vermonters
Vermont Legal Aid, Disability Rights Vermont filed the lawsuit against the Agency of Human Services on Wednesday.
Frustration mounts over upheaval in state’s mental health system
Still unresolved and the subject of a “lot of consternation” is whether there will be any kind of standalone state hospital such as Waterbury, even in a downsized form.
In Transition: Yacovone responds to “higher calling”
“I have the passion and the enthusiasm to try to describe this problem in such a way so that we can mobilize people when (they) feel beleaguered by the budgets,” Yacovone said.
Racine will serve as secretary of human services
Doug Racine will be the Agency of Human Service’s next Secretary, Patrick Flood will continue in his role as Deputy Secretary and David Yacavone will serve as the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families.
On video: Analyst, former AHS secretaries say state’s reneging on obligation to needy Vermonters
The Legislature has given the administration carte blanche to make cuts, Hogan said. “(The decision) seems calculated to avoid responsibility.”
Postman: There is no way to improve services while slashing spending under Challenges for Change
How is it possible to spend so much less when Vermonters are struggling with the deepest recession in many years and need state services more than ever?
Douglas touts centralized intake system for state’s poorest residents
Families used to file applications for services with state workers at district offices; now they will go through one centralized intake system.
