Yesterday, VSEA learned, via a press inquiry, that the State is no longer just considering moving DCF workers from the City Place Building in Barre to the McFarland State Office Building in Barre. Thanks to the press inquiry yesterday, VSEA now knows the State is expanding the number of possible relocation sites to five.
Terrific editorial in the Times Argus/Rutland Herald, titled "On The Front Lines," in which the writer advocates for additional, necessary resources for frontline DCF Social Workers. Here’s a couple of snippets:
"That we have a corps of people willing to take on this job is something we should be grateful for. Also, we ought to recognize that they need support. After two children who had been under the supervision of DCF were murdered two years ago, the department underwent a searching examination that found, among other things, that the department was understaffed. Gov. Peter Shumlin pledged to add personnel, but understaffing remains a problem."
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"DCF needs more manpower. It is on the front lines, and to leave it there unsupported by reinforcements would be unconscionable."
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DCF Family Services Division Social Worker And VSEA Member Kara Haynes Speaks For Hundreds Of Her DCF Colleagues During Testimony On Worker Safety. Disturbing Number Of Threats Being Logged.
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Here’s an excerpt from Kara’s testimony
