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Provides the general public with information about Lyme Disease and Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome.

Offers new and diverse learning opportunities for serving the intellectual needs of Vermont’s older citizens through non-credit courses and programs offered at an affordable cost.

Provides case management, benefits advocacy, volunteer support services, health and addiction treatment referrals, condom and safer sex information, nutritious food program, and limited financial assistance to help with basic and emergency needs.

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 confidential consultations by trained professional case managers who can provide assistance with planning and arranging for support services. Assessments are provided both in home or pre-dismissal from hospitals or rehabilitation centers to determine eligibility for a variety of programs including Medicaid, SSI, food stamps, fuel assistance, housing, transportation, state pharmacy assistance programs, Lifeline telephone credit, respite and in-home services. Provides assistance with filling out forms for submission. Case managers also work with the VA in assisting veterans with applying for the Veterans Independence Program.

Offers a twice weekly moderated online group for individuals to talk in a safe space without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable or unwelcome.

Offers ongoing domestic violence accountability group for those who have caused harm in their intimate relationships. The program supports participants through a process of developing and maintaining accountability as they heal unresolved trauma and transform abusive values.

Provides information, support, and referrals for individuals diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), as well as their family members and caregivers. Experienced LBD caregivers are available to listen to clients, provide emotional support, share their own stories, and provide referrals to helpful resources. Also provides an online library of literature and educational materials regarding LBD, including resources for patients, families, caregivers, and medical professionals. Other options include online support groups.

Provides an overnight cold weather shelter.

Provides screenings and referral services for participants charged with a crime whose substance misuse or mental health issues may underlie their criminal behavior.

Provides information about winter driving safety tips, teen driving tips, and motorcycle safety tips.

Provides services including: representative payee, information and referral, and facilitates support and advocacy groups, including Self Advocates Becoming Empowered-Rutland (SABE-R) and the Aktion Club.

Assists caregivers in accessing supportive services and programs for which they may be eligible. Caregivers may apply for small grants 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 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.

Provides links to money management tools and resources for children, youth, and parents. Included is a link to MyMoney.gov. MyMoney.gov has information from 20+ federal websites.

Provides peer support through online communities, including a Parent and Caregiver Community and an Adult Support Community. Individuals will need to create an account to post.

Provides a free, online support group for individuals living with or who have questions about Long Covid.

Offers a diversion-like program that connects participants with substance use, mental health, and other community-based service supports, regardless of the participants criminal history, with the aim of improving the person's health and reducing future adverse involvement in the justice system. Successful completion of program results in a dismissal of the criminal charge.

Offers services that may include employment counseling and guidance, provision of technical assistance in different settings (such as accommodations at work and home), adaptive equipment, technical assistance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and information about deaf and hard of hearing clubs, associations, and support groups.

Offers a recovery program for individuals with substance use issues. The program offers the opportunity to form close relationships with peers and recovery coaches that can support them in developing a healthy lifestyle that is rewarding and free from substance use.

Provides interpretation assistance to individuals for various appointment, including immigration proceedings.

Offers a recovery program for individuals with substance use issues. The program offers the opportunity to form close relationships with peers and recovery coaches that can support them in developing a healthy lifestyle that is rewarding and free from substance use.

Provides counseling and advice on planning, launching, managing, and growing a small business. Services include financial assistance through loan guarantees, minority business development, and counseling and advice to veterans and deployed military. Online courses, webinars, and in-person presentations are also available.

Provides transitional financial assistance for newly arrived individuals and families settling into community life.

Offers new and diverse learning opportunities for serving the intellectual needs of Vermont’s older citizens through non-credit courses and programs offered at an affordable cost.