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Vermont Network urges funding for statewide supervised visitation system
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Charlie Lisserman of the Vermont Network told the Appropriations Committee the network seeks funding to stabilize six existing supervised‑visitation programs, start two new programs in unserved counties and fund a 0.4 FTE statewide coordinator; the group also asked for a small transfer of general funds now routed to the Center for Crime Victim Services to DCF.
Charlie Lisserman, policy director at the Vermont Network Against Domestic and ****** Violence, urged the Appropriations Committee to fund a statewide supervised‑visitation system that would shore up existing programs and create capacity in counties without services.
Lisserman said the Network revised its budget request for fiscal 2027 and described the proposal as funding community‑based supervised visitation services plus a small allocation for statewide coordination. "Ultimately, the very specific details about…
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