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Governor names nominee for commissioner of Department of Children and Families
The commissioner of the state Department of Children and Families plans to leave in January and the governor has named his nominee to take over the position. Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes is planning to leave state service in January for the private sector. Gov. Ned Lamont said he will nominate Jodi Hill-Lilly to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of…
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Report details top causes of death for children under three in Connecticut
There were 97 infant deaths in Connecticut linked to non-natural causes between January 2019 and August 2022, according to a July 2023 report from the Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate. The report surveyed cases in which the child was less than 3 years old when they died. It found that out of the 97 cases, 85 infants who died…
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DCF Colleagues Graduate From UConn With Master's Degrees in Social Work
It is not every day that coworkers walk across the stage to receive their diplomas together, but that is what happened Saturday. A group that works at the Department of Children and Families (DCF) earned their master’s degrees in social work from the University of Connecticut. Now they hope it will help advance their work with Connecticut families. Graduation...
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DCF Highlights Safe Havens Act to Keep Newborns Safe, Give Them Loving Homes
With May being National Foster Care Month, the state Department of Children and Families continues to push its message that everyone needs to do their part to help Connecticut kids get into safe and loving homes. They say one way to achieve that is the state’s Safe Havens Act for Newborns. The law allows a parent who does not...
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DCF Highlights Safe Haven Act to Keep Newborns Out of Danger
With May being National Foster Care Month, the state Department of Children and Families continues to push its message that everyone needs to do their part to help Connecticut kids get into safe and loving homes.
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Three Kings Day Party Brings Families With DCF Cases Together
Three Kings Day is Friday and for many families across Connecticut, especially in Latino households, it is a day of gifts, tradition and celebration. The holiday commemorates the day that the Maji brought gifts to baby Jesus. The festivities got underway early in Glastonbury, where the Department of Children and Families (DCF) held a party Thursday night at their pop-up…
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New DCF Unit Working to Improve Education for Kids in Juvenile Justice Facilities
The Department of Children and Families is working to improve education for incarcerated kids, or children living in juvenile justice facilities for other reasons. The brand-new Juvenile Justice Educational Unit is behind those efforts. In an exclusive interview with NBC Connecticut, the new DCF team said they hope to get kids on the right path through education. “They’ve been...