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Provides down payment zero interest loans towards the purchase of a single-family home. If the buyer owns and lives in the home for three or more years, the loan does not have to be repaid.

Places individuals in paid community service positions, up to 20 hours per week, for the purpose of training and improvement of skills that may lead to permanent employment. Participants may be offered supportive services such as transportation, counseling, work equipment, and other supports.

Provides placement in barns of cats who are not able to live as house pets. All cats are spayed or neutered, dewormed, vaccinated, on a flea/tick preventive, and ear-tipped/microchipped prior to adoption. Also provides Trap-Neuter-Return program with spay/neuter and vaccination services by donation for community cats being cared for by volunteer caretakers.

Offers a substance free environment for peer support, educational programs, information and referral to needed services, recovery coaching, socializing, recreational activities, and meeting space for a variety of recovery workshops and meetings. They offer Narcan.

Provides down payment zero interest loans towards the purchase of a single-family home. If the buyer owns and lives in the home for three or more years, the loan does not have to be repaid.

Helps families with children by providing case management services that support work, training and education, and cash grants for basic necessities. Reach Up helps with identifying skills, abilities, interests, training or education needs, preparation for work, childcare costs, transportation costs, and work-related costs such as clothing, tools, and supplies. Each person on Reach Up works with a case manager to create a Family Development Plan. Benefits paid through direct deposit or EBT card. Child-Only Reach Up provides cash assistance to help eligible adults care for the minor, dependent children of relatives or family friends. Reach First helps families overcome temporary, short-term financial crises and avoid the need for longer-term assistance, providing case management, financial help, and support services. Reach Ahead helps families transition from Vermont's Reach Up or Post-Secondary Education (PSE) programs to working, with supports to help maintain a job, including cash incentives for working and help paying for car repairs, work clothes, and work supplies, a 100% childcare subsidy, and a cash benefit for food.

Coordinates community-based, professionally facilitated open play times offered to children and their grown-ups.

Hosts bi-weekly Zoom support meeting facilitated by a clinician and a parent.

Offers a victim centered, pre-charge offender program that provides an opportunity to the offender to participate in an out-of-court process that, upon successful completion, will result in no legal charge being brought against them.

Serves three judicial districts in Vermont that have jurisdiction in all criminal and civil matters related to violations of federal statutes and the U.S. Constitution.The U.S. District Court Clerks' offices provide administrative services to the Court, the Bar and the Public.

Provides mobile Community Outreach Specialists who work in partnership with local and regional law enforcement to respond to individuals with unmet social services needs, often due (but not limited to) to mental health or substance use issues.

Works with households to resolve emergencies involving home heat and electrical disconnection notices using programs and funds available and helping with applications. Electric heat assistance is limited to households with primary heat source of electricity or electricity that is essential to keeping other types of heating systems operational.

Administers a scholarship program that provides early childhood educators access to education opportunities and increases their compensation.

Provides business counseling and technical assistance to individuals who are starting, expanding, or enhancing a small business. Services include one-to-one technical assistance in business plan development, marketing materials, and financial management.

Offers one-on-one and group HIV prevention education and support, prevention supplies and materials, peer outreach program, and HIV-positive speakers bureau.

Provides nurses and/or other trained professionals who visit the homes of women during pregnancy and after childbirth to help the women improve their personal health and development during the prenatal period and learn to care for their infant. Services include at-home assessments for expectant mothers and infants, postpartum assessments, newborn evaluations, breastfeeding support, nutrition education, parenting information, family adjustment support, skilled nursing care if needed, and assistance with coordination of family services.

Provides training that introduces new riders to the public transit system and teaches them to use bus service effectively. Participants are educated first in a classroom setting and then paired with an experienced travel advisor to learn the basic components of the system, including routes, fares, schedules, and policies. Helps build confidence in riding the bus and traveling independently. Accepts volunteers to serve as travel advisors.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations. Also provides a Christmas Food Basket Program.

Provides one-on-one instruction, as well as instruction in group settings. All instruction is student centered and strength based. Tutoring supplements the regular school program and may be provided at community education centers, school facilities, student homes and town public facilities, or an appropriate site selected by the student's parent/guardian.

Offers a complete line of home health care products and services, including respiratory and home medical equipment, stairway lifts and scooters, and specialty products such as back and leg braces. Provides home assessments, free equipment delivery, in-home set-up and training, and 24 hour on call service.

Provides public awareness and education to promote community wellness and to prevent the misuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, with an emphasis on youth substance use prevention. Collaborates with other wellness programs, schools, and communities to help them promote healthy behaviors and reduce health risks.

Provides monthly supplemental nutrition assistance benefits to low-income households to purchase food. Households in which any person is younger than 65 access their benefit using a Vermont Express electronic benefits transfer (EBT) debit card. If everyone in a household is 65 or older, or receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), benefits are deposited as cash into the recipient's bank account. Expedited benefits are available in emergencies and other specific situations. EBT cards may also be used to buy fresh, local products at certain farmers' markets in Vermont. A list of farmer's markets that can accept EBT cards is available on the website. In addition, 3SquaresVT benefits may be used for seeds and plants that grow fruit and vegetables at any retailer or farmer's market that accepts EBT cards.

Provides low-cost or free health care for adults. Vermont Medicaid includes doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, vision, and some dental care. Also covers long-term care in a nursing home or at home, and physical therapy. Medicaid for the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (MABD) is also available. Assists Vermonters in enrolling in (and answers questions about) Medicaid and MABD. The member services line can help with filling out the application.

Provides individualized, non-traditional, flexible, short-term assistance to help individuals stay in housing, and also links clients with a case manager or contact who can provide support throughout the time of assistance.

Provides transportation services to non-Medicaid medical appointments, meal sites, senior centers, wellness programs, drug stores, social activities, and other healthy living related activities. Offers volunteer driving opportunities.