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Offers small respite grants to kinship caregivers. Grants are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Provides an information and referral service regarding mental health conditions and mental health services available in Vermont.

Provides referrals to quality child care and specific supports to eligible children, and program consultation for early care and education and after school programs. CIS Coordinators assist families in accessing services appropriate to their needs. CIS teams have expertise in social work and family support, maternal/child health and nursing, child development and early intervention, early childhood and family mental health, and specialized child care. Child care financial assistance may be available.

Assists caregivers in accessing supportive services and programs for which they may be eligible. Caregivers may apply for small grants from the Dementia Respite Program enabling them to have a period of respite from their caregiving responsibilities. Support services may also include coordination of support groups, caregiver trainings, and self-care informational bulletins and newsletters.

Provides air and ground medical transportation to help veterans access long-distance specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis, and/or treatment. Also provides transportation for service dog acquisition. Does not normally handle ground transportation trips within a local area or community, but some exceptions may be made.

Facilitates post-stroke support group meetings with emphasis on using all viable means of communication.

Offers twice-weekly group sessions facilitated by trained volunteers who provide strength training designed to prevent and reverse osteoporosis, improve balance, provide companionship, prevent isolation, and enhance energy and well-being.

Early literacy program that provides high-quality books to children from birth to age five. Enrolled children receive a free book in the mail every month.

Provides weekly phone talk sessions for individuals to connect with others and to talk with an expert about symptoms, options, and resources in a safe and supportive setting.

Provides assistance and education to protect consumers from financial fraud, and offers help with filing complaints. Regulates state-chartered banks, credit unions, and lenders, and can answer related questions and concerns. Provides information about mortgage assistance programs, approved reverse mortgage counselors, and foreclosure filing. Also enables consumers to check to see if their lender is licensed.

Helps coordinate philanthropic response after disasters by supporting Vermonters in responding to and recovering from the flooding across Vermont. Works with state, federal, municipal, public health, and nonprofit leadership, to provide flexible resources to nonprofits working to address the most immediate public health and economic impacts of the flood.

Provides assistance for applying for and filing claims for all federal benefits, including pensions, healthcare, and burial benefits. Also provides information on obtaining reprensentative payee services.

Provides nutrition information and general education for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Educates health professionals about the most current information in diabetes research and treatment options. Advocates for national funding for diabetes research.

Provides temporary financial assistance to pay for a critical life need.

Provides three separate supportive counseling groups, one for adults and two for different adolescent age ranges, which provide training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, which help them cope with difficult and intense emotions. The groups explain the DBT skills in an easy-to-learn manner and help them implement these skills into their everyday lives, enabling them to accept, validate, and tolerate their emotions in a healthy way and replace certain behaviors with new coping skills.

Offers presentations about the causes, implications, and solutions to hunger and food insecurity in Vermont. Customized presentations are available to audiences of all ages.

Provides speakers and workshops about kinship care. Publishes a newsletter and holds an annual conference.

Provides fully-equipped shared-use commercial kitchens for rent to food entrepreneurs, farmers, community groups, and more. The kitchens are equipped with ovens and stove tops, food processors, steam kettles, fillers, blenders, mixers, peelers and more.

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.

Provides free telephone resource navigation by professional resource navigators and oncology social workers.

Provides information and referral on a vast array of issues.

Provides support to disabled American veterans, including assistance with applying for disability benefits, health care, death benefits, vocational rehabilitation and employment, education, discharges, and military records. Also provides transportation to medical appointments.

Assists individuals in finding or maintaining employment of their own choice. Services for finding employment include career exploration, aptitude testing, counseling and guidance, transition services for students, vocational training, small business development, technology, and education. Services for maintaining employment include jobsite evaluation, adaptive equipment, low vision services, and support.

Provides three separate supportive counseling groups, one for adults and two for different adolescent age ranges, which provide training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, which help them cope with difficult and intense emotions. The groups explain the DBT skills in an easy-to-learn manner and help them implement these skills into their everyday lives, enabling them to accept, validate, and tolerate their emotions in a healthy way and replace certain behaviors with new coping skills.

Offers education, support, and empowerment to individuals who are seeking services for a Veteran to help them access needed mental health or substance use care.