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Lawmakers question DCF oversight after concerns about Red Clover contractor; DCF says monitoring ongoing
Summary
Legislators pressed the Department for Children and Families about its selection and oversight of a contractor running the Red Clover youth program after press reporting on alleged incidents; DCF said it vetted providers, has monitoring in place and is investigating some allegations with licensing and criminal investigators.
Lawmakers questioned Department for Children and Families leaders about their contract with a provider operating the Red Clover youth residential program after press reports raised questions about past incidents involving affiliated providers.
Chris Winters, commissioner of the Department for Children and Families, said DCF had issued requests for proposals and did not receive responses for parts of the Middlesex operation, and that the agency later heard interest from the provider now operating the program. "We did put out RFPs, but we didn't get any responses," Winters said. When the contractor showed interest the…
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