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Assist with investigating complaints of discrimination against a school, school district, college, university, or other educational entity covered by law the Office of Civil Rights enforces.

Offers one on one appointments with a certified counselor to go over topics such as customized household budgets, review of credit reports, and developing financial action plans.

Collects and distributes donated winter coats.

Provides shelter, medical treatment, and other basic care for surrendered and stray animals, including dogs, cats, and small pets. Facilitates pet adoptions, with adoption counseling to best match shelter animals with appropriate households. Also offers disaster preparedness services including education and emergency boarding. Provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities.

Provides non-emergency assistance such as transportation, errand running, companionship, friendly telephoning, and a welcome baby program, referrals for a repair person or other services, or information. Marlboro Cares can also make referrals to other agencies, and offers educational programs on occasion.

Provides walk-in clinic designed to provide access to basic preventive services for dogs and cats, including immunizations and physical exams.

Provides volunteer opportunities for individuals to serve one-on-one with frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. They might assist with grocery shopping, bill paying, and transportation to medical appointments, and alert doctors and family members to potential problems. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers.

Provides counseling for adolescents, young adults, and families, facing substance misuse or co-occuring disorders.

Provides rehabilitative therapies including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology to help individuals recovering from surgery, stroke, or illness. Also provides pediatric rehabilitative therapies.

Offers a collection of five step by step video tutorials that help individuals move through the steps of common legal and benefit issues. Tutorial topics include divorce, relief from abuse orders, security deposits, small claims, and social security appeals. Also included is a video overview on what to expect when getting ready for a court hearing.

Provides education and support, including support of individual developmental goals, and transition planning for services after early intervention. Coaches families and early care and education providers around individual child supports.

Provides professional treatment training, consultation services, and bi-annual conferences to assist social service providers, educators, and caregivers in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to serve children, youth and families with the most complex needs.

Provides rehabilitative therapies including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology to help individuals recovering from surgery, stroke or illness. Also provides pediatric rehabilitative therapies.

Administers the registration and title of all motor vehicles. Issues Vermont license plates. Issues Vermont Driver Licenses, Commercial Driver Licenses, School Bus Driver Licenses, and Motorcycle Driver Licenses. Provides driver training information and issues ID (Non-driver) cards and Learner Permits. Provides school bus driver training information and administers scheduling for driver's license exams. Issues Foreign and International Licenses.

Provides technical and financial assistance regarding lead and lead hazards. Primarily a childhood lead poisoning prevention program. Eligible residents can apply for grants and interest-free deferred loans for the payment of lead hazards reduction work. Many free services are available regardless of eligibility for or enrollment in the Burlington Lead Prevention program.

Operates thrift stores selling and accepting donations of clothing, furniture, and household items at low cost. Also accepts vouchers from area social service agencies with approval from main office.

Provides a community-wide, coordinated effort to identify, assess and find appropriate options for homeless individuals and families seeking housing or related services, and/or for those at imminent risk of becoming homeless.

Provides a form for the collection of information from individuals who may need extra help during disasters or area emergencies. Information becomes available to 911 dispatchers during a declared disaster. Dispatchers will then contact local emergency responders or volunteers where the person is located and the type of care and support needed. The CARE program is a collaboration between E-911, and Vermont Emergency Management.

Provides a free monthly meal.

Provides monthly take-away fresh produce and healthy groceries, as well as information/recipes for meal preparation using the fresh produce being given away at each distribution.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations.

Provides holistic care services to all community members that may include the following Nursing, Behavioral Health and Physical Health Coaching services: Nutrition education, exercise education and counseling, short-term behavioral counseling, Diabetes education, individual health coaching, medication management, weight management-individual and group support, senior social isolation groups, Senior/ Disabled medical wellness home visits, smoking cessation, Advanced Directives, Fall Safety assessments, medical transportation and dental solutions. Grace Cottage's Community Health Team also provides a Resource Advocate who will assist with completing applications for the following services and assistance: health insurance (VT Health Connect and Medicare and Medicare D comparisons), SSDI/SSI, and prescription costs, as well as application assistance for housing, food, and utilities.

Exercises guardianship on behalf of the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) to protect the well-being, rights, and welfare of people who are determined by the court to be in need of supervision, protection, or assistance, and lack the active assistance of a family member or private guardian. The program also provides Representative Payee Services to persons receiving and managing Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), whether they are under public guardianship, or as an effective alternative to guardianship. Representative Payee Services will arrange for public benefit checks (usually Social Security or SSI) to be sent to a public agency, nonprofit organization, bank, relative or other individual who has been appointed under federal law to act as a surrogate for recipients in situations where they have a cognitive impairment and are unable to manage their own funds.

Provides a peer-run helpline for treatment referrals, and support with general questions or concerns about eating disorders. Helpline is operated by trained volunteers. Also offers online resources about eating disorders and related topics.

Allows for an individual or organization that receives Social Security and/or SSI payments and who cannot manage their own money to name a representative to assist with direct management of their benefits. The Social Security Administration assists individuals in finding a representative payee, as well as manages the application process for individuals and organization looking to become representative payees.