Vermont Department for Children and Families
The Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Vermont, headquartered in the Waterbury Office Complex in Waterbury.[1][2]
The department was formed on July 1, 2004.[3]
DCF operates the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, used for short-term placement and long-term treatment of juvenile delinquents.[4] It is Vermont's sole locked juvenile facility.[5] The detention program can serve up to 16 boys and girls, and the treatment program can serve up to 12 boys.[6] Woodside is located in Colchester.[7]
Investigation
In 2010, the IRS began investigating a former Children and Families 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.[8] She was found guilty in 2011, imprisoned and ordered to make restitution.[9]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "DCF Commissioner Stephen R. Dale." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ↑ "DCF-Woodside & DOC - Interdepartmental Agreement." Vermont Agency of Human Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Length of Stay in Juvenile Detention Vermont Center for Justice Research." Juvenile Research and Statistics Association. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ↑ "About Us." Vermont Department for Children and Families. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ↑ "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"
- ↑ Braithwaite, Chris (3 February 2010). "Former state employee faces federal investigation". Barton, Vermont: the Chronicle. p. 1.
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