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Helps veterans who are having trouble getting the full benefits and services based on their service to the country. Also helps with getting DD-214 discharge documents or other military records and medals. Makes referrals to other resources for veterans, active members of the military, and their families.

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

Provides location information for Vermont needle exchange sites whose programs help prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other blood borne infectious diseases by providing new, sterile syringes and other sterile injection supplies to needle users in exchange for used ones. Provides information about proper disposal of syringes and other sharps. Provides the public with prevention information to reduce the risk of transmission of blood borne infectious diseases.

Provides an online resource center that explains the development and capabilities of children birth to age three and the importance of play as the foundation of early child development and learning, guides intentional teaching practices that address the uniqueness of each child, and contributes to a shared language and public awareness around the importance of high quality early childhood education and experiences. Includes an online calendar of trainings and events.

Represents Vermonters in involuntary mental health treatment cases and/or involuntary medication proceedings, both in hospitals and in outpatient settings, to ensure their rights and liberty are protected.

Provides the fundamental building blocks of social success through direct teaching, coaching, and practice, customized to each student's unique learning needs. Offers instruction on skills that help people thrive in their daily lives: managing their emotions, taking on challenging tasks, developing friendships, working with others, improving self-regulation, making responsible decisions, and communicating more effectively. Specialists have years of experience on all aspects of speech, language, communication, and social cognition, including expertise with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as well as treating and supporting people with medical and behavioral diagnoses, including autism, ADHD, developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other genetic conditions, selective mutism, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations. Provides a turkey and related items as part of their regular offerings prior to the holiday.

Provides bi-monthly shopping routes to the public, from Lyndon, VT to Woodsville, NH..

Responds to reports of suspected child abuse and neglect, and helps parents get the services and supports they need. Vermont Department for Children and Families Family Services Division (DCF/FSD) is also responsible for placing children in temporary out-of-home care when necessary to keep them safe, working with parents and relatives toward children's safe return home, and finding permanent homes for children who can't return home safely. The program provides a hotline number for reporting suspected cases of child abuse, neglect, or risk of harm. Social workers who answer the line take reports, conduct investigations, assess families, and make recommendations for services to alleviate family stress and improve parenting skills.

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 tarps and tents (when the temperature is above freezing), sleeping bags/blankets, warm clothing, hand warmers and shelf stable foods. Also offers a space for washing up. Will provide start-up items like small household items, bedding, toiletries, and clothing for those leaving homelessness and setting up a home. Assists with accessing community services and resources including flood recovery.

Provides confidential, client-directed assistance in gaining access to government and community programs including housing, transportation, Meals on Wheels, senior meals, food stamps, Medicaid, health insurance, rebates, adult day services, hoarding issues, and mental health services. Options Counseling is also available to enable older adults to maintain independence.

Provides emergency financial assistance for rent, electrical, fuel and limited auto repairs.

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 assessment and treatment for opiate addiction. Services include screening intake, assessment, treatment planning, medically supervised withdrawal, counseling services, case management and referral, medical services, discharge planning, and follow-up. Also provides a community health vending machine which dispenses Narcan located outside on the center's grounds.

Assists individuals seeking to improve their money management skills in monthly bill paying, debt reduction, savings and credit reports and credit repair. The process generally involves analysis of the individual's income, expenses, debts, taxes and other factors to create a personal financial assessment; development of a budget for basic living expenses. Also offers workshops that address a wide variety of money management issues including banking services, consumer credit lending, and debt consolidation/repayment.

Offers in person and telehealth services including: birth control, well-person check ups, sexual health care, STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, cancer screenings, reproductive life planning, HIV testing and prevention, PrEP and PEP, menopause and perimenopause services, transgender health care, hormone therapy, and medication abortion services.

Provides public shuttle bus service along US Route 7 between Middlebury and Rutland and includes the towns of Pittsford, Brandon, Leicester, and Salisbury. Deviations allowed, up to one-quarter mile from route.

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 the public with the ability to report, online and via toll-free telephone, instances of online enticement of children for sexual acts, child sexual molestation, child pornography, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names, and misleading words or digital images on the Internet.

Promotes and advocates for the economic interests of Vermont business and industry statewide. Also, presents food safety certification training and exams for the food industry, provides a directory of its members, publishes official travel guides for the state of Vermont, and maintains a tourism information website.

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 a monthly community meal.

Helps Vermonters find up-to-date information about local child care options. Every registered home care provider and every licensed center or school-age care program in Vermont is in the database. Choose a town to find out about local child care options.

Offers ongoing support groups. Groups provide emotional support, information and resources to help participants process their experiences and heal from the trauma.