/tags/ken-schatz Ken Schatz en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:36:39 GMT /vpr-news/2019-08-30/state-eyes-mediation-in-quest-to-reduce-vermonts-child-welfare-case-backlog An influx of child welfare cases in Vermont has the Scott administration looking for new ways to resolve allegations of child neglect.Ken Schatz,â€� Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:36:39 GMT /vpr-news/2019-08-30/state-eyes-mediation-in-quest-to-reduce-vermonts-child-welfare-case-backlog Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2015-10-14/for-emergency-housing-state-seeks-alternatives-to-motel-voucher-program The Department for Children and Families sent out a memo in August asking local housing advocates to come up with alternatives to using motels forâ€� Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2015-10-14/for-emergency-housing-state-seeks-alternatives-to-motel-voucher-program Howard Weiss-Tisman /programs/2014-12-02/commissioner-discusses-problems-in-child-protection-system A scathing report on Vermont's child protection systems puts a spotlight on the Department for Children and Families. The report by the Vermont Citizen'sâ€� Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMT /programs/2014-12-02/commissioner-discusses-problems-in-child-protection-system Patti Daniels, Jane Lindholm