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Committee hears short-form H15 raising college room-and-board support for youth exiting foster care
Summary
Representative Anne Donahue introduced H15, a short-form bill that would allow financial assistance for room and board for 18–24-year-olds exiting DCF custody and pursuing college; members urged broader review of transition-age services.
Representative Anne Donahue introduced H15, a short-form bill focused on a narrow gap for young people transitioning from DCF custody into adulthood: scholarship support often covers tuition and fees but not room and board for students who lack family housing.
Donahue said Vermont previously extended limited supports for young people remaining with foster families while attending school but that many…
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