Campaign for Vermont's sixth major policy position, focusing on the Agency of Human Services

2. STATE EMPLOYEES BY AGENCY
Human Services
43%

3. AHS BUDGET (GENERAL FUND)
$0
$275,000,000
$550,000,000
$825,000,000
$1,100,000,000
2010 2012 FY 2014 2016 (House)
+7%
+19.5%
+6.2% +3.8% +.1%
+5.2%

4. WE CAN’T AFFORD ANYTHING
LESS THAN EXCELLENCE

5. SIZE + RESOURCES =
OPPORTUNITY

6. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. BREAK DOWN THE WALLS WITHIN
AHS SUCH THAT A FAMILY CAN RECEIVE
THE RIGHT SUPPORTS AT THE RIGHT
TIME
DO THIS BY FOLLOWING THROUGH
WITH THE REFORM PACKAGE KNOWN
AS INTEGRATED FAMILY SERVICES

7. RECOMMENDATIONS
2. FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY
UPDATES THAT WILL CUT RED TAPE
AND ELIMINATE DUPLICATION OF
SERVICES.

8. RECOMMENDATIONS
3. IMPLEMENT PAYMENT REFORM,
LEVERAGING THE FLEXIBILITY GIVEN TO
US BY THE FEDS BACK IN 2005 WITH
THE GLOBAL COMMITMENT WAIVER.
END THE FEE-FOR-SERVICE MODEL

9. RECOMMENDATIONS
4. CREATE AN OFFICE OF THE CHILD
ADVOCATE - JOINING THIRTY-EIGHT
OTHER STATES WITH AN OFFICE
DEDICATED TO ENSURING VERMONT
CHILDREN ARE SAFE AND NURTURED.

10. RECOMMENDATIONS
5. BUILD A POWERFUL OUTCOMES
TRACKING SYSTEM USING THE
TECHNOLOGY AND PAYMENT REFORMS
PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED.

11. RECOMMENDATIONS
6. BEGIN PRIORITIZING FUNDING BASED
ON THESE OUTCOMES.

12. RECOMMENDATIONS
7. SHIFT RESOURCES TO INTERVENE
EARLIER IN THE LIFESPAN OF YOUNG
VERMONTERS.