Emergency responses begin ASAP, and the child is visited within 2 hours. Non-emergency responses begin ASAP, and the child is visited within 3 business days. DCF completes screening of non-emergencies in 1 business day (of the total 15), but may extend screening 1 additional day in limited circumstances.
If DCF conducts an investigation and finds that the child is being abused or neglected, they will assign a social worker to the family and open a case with them. DCF will work with the family to choose goals and develop an action plan that will help them meet those goals.
The Massachusetts Clean Peak Energy Standard is designed to provide incentives to clean energy technologies that can supply electricity or reduce demand during seasonal peak demand periods established by DOER.
An Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP) can be made to the MassCEC. The ACP Rate was $45/MWh starting in 2020 and remains at that amount through 2025. Then starting in 2026 and through 2032, the rate must be $65/MWh. After that, the rate will be $45/MWh for the remainder of the program.
The EARLY ED Act—An Act ensuring affordability, readiness and learning for our youth and driving economic development—takes transformative steps to improve the affordability and sustainability of childcare programs by making the state's Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) operational grant program permanent, expanding ...
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DCF works in partnership with families and communities to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) works in partnership with families and communities to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.