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Provides national advocacy, public education, and outreach programs, as well as support resources through regional and local chapters. Provides an online find-a-chapter location map and contact information.

Provides a full range of supportive services for individuals with a limited life expectancy, and their families. Also provides comprehensive Palliative and support care to individuals in need of pain and other symptom management whether or not they have a life limiting illness.

Provides an intensive family learning program that includes parent education and support, job skills training, and help with completing high school education. Provides parents with consumer information about local Early Headstart, Headstart, home-based care, and child care centers. Also provides information on what to look for in quality child care. Offers on-going parent education workshops and classes. Coordinates community-based, professionally facilitated open play times are offered to children and their grown-ups.

Provides individuals with a one time benefit of $120 for each eligible child to be able to purchase food during the summer.

Offers assistance for navigating the Vermont court system. Provides help with court forms, information about getting help from attorneys, and other administrative processes during court proceedings.

Provides safety information regarding smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and fireworks.

Provides information and education about depression and suicide to the public. Promotes professional education for the recognition and treatment of depressed and suicidal individuals and supports programs for suicide survivor treatment, research and education.

Offers emotional support, victims' rights information, help in finding needed reources, and assistance in filling out crime victim related forms.

Provides volunteer opportunities for individuals to serve one-on-one with frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. They might assist with grocery shopping, bill paying, and transportation to medical appointments, and alert doctors and family members to potential problems. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers.

Website provides information on state law, municipal permitting, and safety issues regarding fireworks and sparklers.

Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation .Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victims to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations. Provides home delivery of pantry items to qualifying individuals.

Provides comprehensive assistance for people who want to purchase housing, including information and guidance about buying costs; how to select affordable housing that meets individual needs; and how to provide for insurance, maintenance and other requirements related to acquiring and paying for housing.

Maintains a phone line and website dedicated to connecting commuters to alternative transportation modes such as carpooling, vanpooling, and mass transit. Also provides information about state-operated Park & Ride locations, as well as a link to locations of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. In addition, provides information about becoming a volunteer driver at participating local transit agencies.

Works with peers one on one and in groups to create independent living plans to reach an individuals' goals. Plans may include moving out of a nursing home, managing attendant care, budgeting finances, acquiring adaptive equipment, communicating more effectively, or finding a job.

Provides comprehensive preventative, diagnostic, and treatment services including primary medical care, management of acute and chronic health conditions, screening, and laboratory testing, minor surgery, immunizations, well-child exams, physical examinations including sports and camp physicals, gynecological examinations and family planning services. Provides an urgent care, walk-in clinic hour every weekday morning when no appointment is required.

Offers the services of Certified Recovery Coaches/Peer support specialist, who work both one-on-one with people on all paths to recovery to help them plan and make positive improvement in their lives, as well as with their families. Recovery Coaches also help guide people in recovery to finding resources such as detox and treatment, housing, food, heat, clothing, and transportation, and resources for improving relationships and getting connected with others in recovery with whom they can relate.

Provides diapers to families that need them.

Provides rehabilitative therapies including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology to help individuals recovering from surgery, stroke, or illness. Also provides pediatric rehabilitative therapies.

Offers homebuyer education workshops and education and counseling sessions that include pre-purchase credit and budget counseling; financial literacy and foreclosure issues; guidance on affordable mortgages and refinancing; home maintenance education; and assistance with home rehabilitation planning.

Provides free basic tax preparation for low and moderate income households.

Provides educational presentations on domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, human trafficking, sexual harassment, and related topics to schools, churches, businesses, medical staff, law enforcement, and community organizations. Presentations can be tailored to meet specific organization needs.

Provides supplemental food for families with young children. WIC also provides breastfeeding support and nutrition education. Participants can get Farm to Family coupons to use at local farmers' markets.

Provides seasonal, outdoor food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations.

Offers help with payment for child care. Support varies according to need.