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Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate asks appropriations panel to maintain state funding after new federal grant
Summary
The Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate told the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 19 that it is seeking level state funding for FY26 while administering a federal grant worth about $1 million over five years to connect vulnerable families with civil legal services.
Matthew Bernstein, Child, Youth and Family Advocate, told the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 19 that his newly formed office is asking the committee to maintain level state funding for fiscal 2026 while the office begins administering a federal grant worth about $1 million over five years.
Bernstein said the grant will fund services that connect vulnerable families to civil legal supports — for housing, public benefits, protection from abuse and education matters — following Department for Children and Families (DCF) interventions. "This money would not be coming to Vermont if we didn't do the groundwork to make it happen," Bernstein said.
The office presented two…
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