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Operates a thrift shop offering clothing and small household goods.

Provides restorative interventions for youth and youthful offenders involved with the juvenile justice system, at risk of becoming involved with the juvenile justice system, and/or truant. Aims to decrease risk factors and strengthen protective factors in order to reduce or eliminate further involvement in the system.

Provides a professional and personal development program that inspires, educates, and engages existing and emerging leaders to better serve Upper Valley communities.

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.

Assists with personal needs items and incidentals expense assistance as well as emergency dental, medical, and prescription assistance, medical supplies and equipment assistance, and burial costs.

Offers free and confidential service to help Vermont employers to maintain safe working standards. At the employer's invitation, VOSHA staff inspect facilities, list a summary of hazards, and provide assistance in hazard correction. Provides assistance in the form of safety audits, program development and evaluation, chemical exposure assessments, and noise monitoring. The employer avoids any citations or penalties, but is required to correct all hazards discovered during the inspection.

Provides a Quality Recognition and Improvement System (QRIS) for Vermont's child care centers, preschools, and after school programs. Programs that participate in STARS are those that go above and beyond state regulations to provide professional services that meet the needs of children and families. Families who send their children to centers that have received a 3-Star, 4-Star or 5-Star rating and who meet income guidelines may qualify for a low-income child and dependent care tax credit on their state income tax.

Offers learning through provision of access to online courses available to all library users.

Offers an after-school program with daily activities including arts and crafts, science, sports, hikes, homework help, and gardening. Snacks are provided. During the summer, offers a five week camp.

Provides in-home visitation by a registered nurse to women during pregnancy and following delivery for a mutually agreed upon period of time. Services provided to the family during this time are decided upon in partnership with the family and are particular to each family's needs and desires. Services may include healthy pregnancy information, prenatal nutrition counseling, early childhood development information, parenting education, home safety information, as well as referrals to healthcare, childcare, continuing education, job training, and other community support services.

Provides coed program of career and life-time vocational opportunities through partnerships with business, industry, law enforcement agencies, business associations, churches, and community organizations.

Provides a voluntary program for youth who have received a civil violation for underage drinking or possession of alcohol, or a civil violation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. The program consists of a substance abuse assessment, screening, an education program, and community service. Once clients successfully complete the program, their civil violation is voided.

Provides an intensive outpatient program with comprehensive care. Participants can continue living at home, attending school, or working while participating in the program.

Facilitates professional case management for individuals in need of mental health or substance abuse services. Services are provided in the privacy of their homes and both individual and family counseling are available.

Provides a crisis intervention and assessment program that includes telephone or face-to-face consultation and assessment for admission to local and/or statewide residential crisis programs. Also provides crisis intervention referral services and follow-up. When deemed warranted by the emergency intervention specialist, individuals may be placed in a Public Inebriate Program bed, a safe alternative to incarceration for individuals who require ongoing supervision during withdrawal from drug and/or alcohol intoxication.

Develops partnerships, coordinates volunteers, and offers program initiatives that address specific issues in education, income, and health. This includes the areas of financial stability, financial literacy, individual nutritional and physical well being, early learning, addiction prevention, and supporting the basic needs of housing, food, and accessibility in service communities.

Provides preventive health care as well as diagnosis and treatment of illness in children, adolescents and adults. Services include primary medical care such as physical health examinations, acute and chronic health screenings, obstetric care, laboratory testing, teen family planning and birth control counseling. Pediatric primary care is staffed by specialists who are concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of infants, children and adolescents from birth to young adulthood.

Provides screening, diagnostics, and treatment planning services for people who are experiencing acute or chronic psychiatric problems. Offers individual, group, couples, and family counseling, therapy groups, medication and other mental health services for community residents, including those who have may be experiencing difficulty resolving personal or interpersonal conflicts or making personal adjustments to stressful life situations.

Provides a broad selection of recreational opportunities and leisure time activities.

Provides information and assistance with Medicare, including Part D Drug benefit, Medigap Supplemental Insurance; managed care and long term care insurance; durable medical equipment; and pharmacy assistance programs. Healthcare Benefits Specialists can explain how the different programs work, can help sort through medical forms and bills, and can evaluate medical insurance needs.

Aids farmers and others who willingly house unowned cats in barns and other outbuildings, by trapping, vaccinating, spaying or neutering, and treating (if necessary), and then returning cat(s) back to their colony (group) in the wild or barn. Also offers a Working Cat program for cats who aren’t socialized enough or have other limitations for home adoption, to be placed for free in commercial or outbuilding environments where rodents are a problem. These cats are spayed/neutered and have at least rabies and distemper vaccinations. This non-traditional approach allows these cats to receive shelter, access to food and water, and the care they need while offering the service of expert rodent control to their adopters.

Thrift store that sells donated household goods, appliances, books, furniture, and building materials. Profits are used to fund the Home Repair and Weatherization programs.

Supports the successful re-entry into the community of people released from incarceration through Circles of Support and Accountability (COSAs). COSAs are made up of citizen volunteers who work with participants to help them learn to manage the challenges of everyday life, be accountable for their actions and become responsible community members. Volunteer coordinators may help establish links to employment, housing, transportation, and benefit programs.

Administers programs that work with farmers and others in the food system to engage in and share research, information, technical assistance, and educational opportunities. The Pasture Program offers technical and outreach assistance to help livestock farms reduce purchased feed and labor costs to maximize local farmland and assets. The Land Access Program helps new and existing farmers find the land they need to grow crops, raise livestock, and care for the natural environment while building financial viability. The Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)/ Farm Produce Safety program helps farmers learn the best ways to ensure the safety of their produce, an increasingly common requirement among retail and institutional buyers. Our Local Food program fosters relationships between farms and food-insecure people, gives farmers resources to help them work effectively with food access organizations, and helps identify policy actions to support getting Vermont-produced food to under-served Vermonters.

Provides information about infant formula and resources that may help.