Rhode Island DCYF director asking for $13.8M in additional funding

Rhode Island DCYF director asking for $13.8M in additional funding

The director of the state Department of Children, Youth and Families has asked Governor Chafee for an additional $13.8 million to run the department through the remaining eight months of the fiscal year.

The request from Janice E. DeFrances includes $10 million to offset projected budget shortfalls for fiscal 2015 for the two nonprofit networks that manage services for about 1,800 children and youths in state care.