Department for Children and Families Archives - VTDigger

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Government & Politics

Chris Winters leaves Department for Children and Families, new Department of Health leader chosen

by Ethan Weinstein September 12, 2025, 11:49 amSeptember 12, 2025, 11:49 am

A group of people sit around a conference table covered with documents, notebooks, and drinks, holding a meeting with a screen displaying a document in the background.

Phil Scott remains silent on session’s biggest homelessness bill as it heads to his desk

by Carly Berlin May 30, 2025, 11:46 amMay 30, 2025, 11:46 am

Person carrying a backpack and additional bags walking across a parking lot.

Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them

by Carly Berlin May 1, 2025, 6:53 pmMay 1, 2025, 6:53 pm

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Nikhil Goyal and Kerry Kennedy: Vermont can show that we can be smart on crime by treating youth like youth

by Opinion April 10, 2025, 7:03 amApril 11, 2025, 2:23 pm

Two people stand near a parked car in a parking lot. One is wearing a blue cap and brown coat, the other is in a black jacket and gray pants. A bag is on the ground beside them.

End of winter motel season means hundreds of unhoused people must move out

by Carly Berlin and Elodie Reed April 1, 2025, 4:58 pmApril 1, 2025, 4:58 pm

A snow-covered parking lot outside a multi-story apartment building with a lobby entrance.

Vermont’s motel program turns away hundreds for lack of space, ahead of single-digit temps

by Carly Berlin December 19, 2024, 4:57 pmDecember 19, 2024, 4:57 pm

A woman and a child sit on a bed in a bedroom with colorful posters on the wall. A dresser with a stereo and a pink storage box are nearby.

Vermont pushed hundreds of people out of motels this fall. Here’s where some ended up.

by Carly Berlin November 22, 2024, 5:36 pmNovember 22, 2024, 5:57 pm

A room with three single beds, each with blue covers, a chair, a baby crib, and a shelf. A window with a blind is on the far wall.

State officials peg shelter cost at $3M, with large share for contract staff

by Carly Berlin November 12, 2024, 6:15 pmNovember 13, 2024, 11:52 am

A room with three single beds, each with blue covers, a chair, a baby crib, and a shelf. A window with a blind is on the far wall.

State opens Williston and Waterbury shelters for unhoused families

by Carly Berlin November 1, 2024, 4:16 pmNovember 1, 2024, 4:16 pm

A large green industrial building with a fenced area and a lamp post in front, set against a clear blue sky.

2 shelters for 17 families experiencing homelessness to open Friday

by Carly Berlin October 30, 2024, 4:45 pmOctober 31, 2024, 9:57 am

People lining up outside a building with a sign indicating a shelter entrance.

Government & Politics

State to set up 3 family shelters as many lose motel housing

by Carly Berlin October 16, 2024, 11:19 amOctober 16, 2024, 4:37 pm

Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.

Jackie Myers: Public investment has made it possible for my child care program to thrive

by Opinion October 6, 2024, 7:02 am

An adult holds a child who is lying down on a platform at a playground with slides visible in the background. The child appears to be resting. Both are outdoors on a cloudy day.

Family shelters are scarce as hundreds of children and caregivers exit motels

by Carly Berlin and Lola Duffort October 1, 2024, 5:00 amOctober 2, 2024, 2:21 pm

A man in a beige suit speaks at a podium with microphones. Another man stands in the background holding a paper sign that reads "Housing is a Human Right." Two people listen nearby.

Government & Politics

Pressure builds for Phil Scott to intervene on motel program evictions

by Carly Berlin September 25, 2024, 5:36 pmSeptember 25, 2024, 5:36 pm