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

Provides fast track medical services to individuals who have minor medical problems that do not require complex diagnostic work, including colds, flu, infections, muscle strains and sprains, cuts, insect stings and bites, rashes and stomachaches. Services include common immunizations, sports and school physicals, lab testing and x-rays.

Provides information and applications for individuals seeking to become a Guardian ad Litem (GAL). GALs are volunteer trained advocates who represent the best interests and rights of children throughout court proceedings and with DCF, speaking for the child when necessary and ensuring they understand the judicial process and outcomes. Guardians ad Litem are appointed for children in all CHINS cases (Child In Need of Supervision): children who are abused, neglected, considered beyond the control of their parents, or truant. GALs also are occasionally appointed in other situations including delinquency, divorce, parentage, and mental health cases.

Enforces federal and state statutes and regulations in order to assure the safety and well-being of persons who are elderly or disabled. Receives and investigates complaints about providers of health care services. Licenses and provides information to the general public about health care facilities and services such as nursing homes, residential care homes, hospitals and home health care.

Provides one-stop centers that offer an array of employment and training services. Helps job seekers assess skills and interests, explore training options, create a job search plan, write a resume, and find a job. Job seekers can access computers, educational resources, and information on employers. Training and pre-job assistance services include ICAN, which pairs qualified individuals with an employment coordinator to assist them with resources, support services, job readiness skills, case management, and job placement.

Provides a small bracelet that transmits an inaudible signal for up to one half mile, allowing for quicker search and rescue efforts.

Administers Medicare and partners with state governments to administer Medicaid. Pursues cases of alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Provides a database of doctors who accept Medicare.

Provides information, guidance and assistance that supports the ability of family member caregivers to make decisions and solve problems relating to their responsibility of raising children in situations where the birth parents are unable or unwilling to provide for their care. Provides respite grants to kinship caregivers.

Provides low cost spay/neuter clinics for pet owners who cannot otherwise afford to have their dogs, cats, or rabbits spayed or neutered.

Repairs or replaces the home's PRIMARY source of heat. This may include a boiler, electric heater, fireplace, furnace, heat pump, pellet stove, or woodstove.

Offers a series of health-related workshops and presentations for the community, many of which are offered by health professionals. Information about local wellness programs is provided on line and is also published in flyer form. Topics may include movement and exercise, nutrition, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

Offers a series of health-related workshops and presentations for the community, many of which are offered by health professionals. Information about local wellness programs is provided on line and is also published in flyer form. Topics include movement and exercise, nutrition, childbirth education, car seat safety, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

Provides individualized, comprehensive, outpatient treatment services that address both the users' needs and the needs of those affected by the users' addictions/substance use disorders. Groups are gender and trauma-specific and are designed to build relapse prevention skills. Intensive Outpatient Program available (IOP). Provides information about alcohol and drug use, the effects on individuals, families and communities, as well as information to the public about strategies for prevention and early intervention.

Helps youth with disabilities plan and prepare for life after high school. HireAbility Vermont vocational counselors work with both students and school personnel. Services include career counseling, assessment, job search skills, work experiences, exploration of post-secondary education and training programs, workplace readiness, instruction in self-advocacy, and guidance and information on IEP and transition planning, 504 accommodations, benefits planning, and other needed services.

Provides primary police services for approximately 200 Vermont towns out of 10 barracks throughout the state. Troopers perform traditional police services of traffic enforcement and the investigation of crimes, and also enforce snowmobile and recreational boating laws.

Provides prenatal and postpartum support including childbirth education, breastfeeding support, parenting strategies, coping skills, and information on health and safety issues.

Provides assistance for people who need housing including information and guidance about rental costs; how to select affordable housing that meets individual needs; and how to provide for insurance, utility costs, and other requirements related to paying for housing. Coordinates with other providers in the community to help individuals and families obtain or maintain housing. May offer limited financial assistance with rent, rental deposit, and other payments. Also provides information on tenant rights and responsibilities.

Provides advice, referrals, or assistance with many types of civil legal problems. Types of assistance include relief from abuse, evictions, foreclosures, public benefits problems, housing, discrimination, and debt collection issues. May also be assisted with representing themselves in court and referrals to lawyers or other agencies.

Provides flexibly scheduled and routed door-to-door (or curb-to-curb) transportation services. Coordinates and provides non-emergency medical transportation to health and wellness appointments, including for individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid or Senior Rides transportation programs. Offers transportation for individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorder to support groups, job training and access, recovery centers, drug testing, and other services. Provides transportation service to and from areas outside of the Northeast Kingdom and the state, provided the client prepays the negotiated cost of the trip(s). Offers volunteer driver opportunities.

Offers reparative panels as a form of community-sponsored probation that brings convicted offenders before a volunteer panel of citizens as part of their sentencing process. Panels work with victims and offenders to identify the harm caused by the crime and how that harm can be repaired while holding the offender responsible and accountable.

Provides a weekly community supper.

Provides drug awareness teams to inform about addiction and recovery in public places throughout the state. Public awareness events are offered in partnership with local businesses and organizations where Teen Challenge participants make available written materials and personal testimonies to educate youth and adults on the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction.

Visits people in a variety of settings, including, but not limited to, hospitals, adult day centers, retirement communities, residential health care facilities, schools, libraries, and veteran housing communities. Therapy Dogs of Vermont (TDV) Volunteer Handlers and their dogs undergo thorough and rigorous testing and evaluation with the goal of certification.

Provides flexibly scheduled and routed door-to-door (or curb-to-curb) transportation services within certain 3/4 mile of Barre City routes. Coordinates and provides non-emergency medical transportation to health and wellness appointments. Offers volunteer driving opportunities.

Provides an interactive decision-support process that helps individuals in need of long term care and their families understand the services and assistance available in the community. Helps the individual identify their strengths, needs, preferences, and unique circumstances to weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. Includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long term care decisions, and information about the range of long term care support options (such as personal care, transportation, and medication management). Also helps to identify resources that can help to pay for services. Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.