PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Leaders of the Department of Children, Youth and Families are asking to restore the agency's funding to 2015 levels to adequately account for the cost of services, including foster care, group homes, therapy, transportation and health care.In its budget request for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the troubled child welfare agency said it needs an operating budget of $223.5 million, up $7 million — or 3.2 percent — from the current fiscal [...]
Dcyf Asks For $7 Million More For Next Budget
Jennifer Bogdan, The Providence Journal
Mon, 11/23/2015 - 9:15pm
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Topics: Rhode Island Providence County Providence
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