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Works with households to resolve emergencies involving home heat and electrical disconnection notices using programs and funds available and helping with applications. Electric heat assistance is limited to households with primary heat source of electricity or electricity that is essential to keeping other types of heating systems operational.

Works to reduce the over-population of unwanted cats by stabilizing barn cat colonies and reducing the number of free-roaming cats through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Organizes humane trapping of unowned and loosely owned cats from farms, outbuildings, and the streets; provides spay/neuter services, vaccinations, and needed medical care; and returns them to their original environment or partners with other agencies that place adoptable animals in appropriate homes. Also provides periodic spay/neuter clinics.

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 counseling for adolescents, young adults, and families, facing substance misuse or co-occuring disorders.

As part of a comprehensive response to Vermont's housing affordability crisis, compounded by recent ?ooding, a Mobile Home Unit Task Team (MHU-TT) was assembled to oversee the Rapid Response Mobile Home Infill Program (MHIP) to jumpstart and fast-track Mobile Home lot improvement and home placement within participating Mobile Home Parks to foster affordable homeownership.

Provides new and/or used clothing and sometimes household goods, depending on donations. Also provides free clothing, household goods, etc. to families in need.

Provides low-interest rehabilitation loans to make essential repairs on homes in order to eliminate health, safety and/or accessibility issues. Home repair assistance also may include technical support, home maintenance workshops, special grants, home inspection, assistance in creating job specifications and finding estimates, and ongoing project support.

Provides formal supervision of offenders released conditionally on probation or parole or confined to their homes or other venues in the community.

Provides information about driving safety issues via online articles that include specifics on Vermont driving laws. Articles available online are entitled: Distracted Driving, Heat Stroke Awareness, Impaired Driving, Motorcycle Safety, Occupant Protection, Older Driver Safety, Slow Down Move Over, and Speed and Aggressive Driving

Provides training that introduces new riders to the public transit system and teaches them to use bus service effectively. Participants are educated first in a classroom setting and then paired with an experienced travel advisor to learn the basic components of the system, including routes, fares, schedules, and policies. Helps build confidence in riding the bus and traveling independently. Accepts volunteers to serve as travel advisors.

Provides HIPAA compliant virtual psychiatric support. Care includes navigating anxiety, grief, and caregiver stress. Offers psychiatric evaluations and medication management, therapy-informed approach focused on emotional resilience, and integrated care with individuals' primary doctor or therapist.

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.

Provides information about respite care, foster care, and adoption through the State of Vermont or through private adoption agencies. Singles and couples of any race, ethnic background, religion, sexual orientation, or income level can apply to adopt a child through the State of Vermont.

Provides a method for filing a complaint about a member of the Winooski Police Department.

Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support, resource navigation, and the option to participate in restorative processes in whatever way is comfortable for them.

Offers a comprehensive continuum of substance misuse prevention education, intervention, and substance misuse disorder treatment. Services include drug and alcohol screening and assessment, early intervention strategies, outpatient treatment, including individual and group counseling, aftercare services to help youth maintain a healthy lifestyle, a substance use hotline, and referrals to intensive outpatient residential treatment or other community services as needed.

Provides pet adoption services; Community education about pet care; Shelter for animals who have been abandoned, abused or surrendered by their owners; Spay and Neutering programs; and Investigation of reported cruelty and neglect of animals. Also offers Sophie's Seniors, a special reduced-rate adoption and support program for older adults, and a petfood food shelf for those unable to properly feed their animals. With Jake's Friends Fund, provides financial assistance with veterinary expenses for pet owners in need.

Provides a volunteer-run shelter for abandoned or unwanted pets and provides secure placement of the animals in permanent adoptive homes. Offers monthly Spay ASAP low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats and spaying services for dogs by appointment to income-eligible pet owners.

Offers a way to compensate for food lost during a disaster, such as a flood or fire, loss of electricity, or equipment failure. Recipients are eligible to have a portion or all of their benefit replaced, depending on the value of the food they lost due to the disaster.

Provides online information about all public transit providers, commercial bus services, rail, and ferry services including service areas and telephone numbers. Offers direct links to the Burlington International Airport and the Southeastern Vermont Airport websites, to the Vermonter and Amtrak websites, and to the Lake Champlain Ferries website. Also provides a map of all airport locations in Vermont with links.

Places individuals in paid community service positions, up to 20 hours per week, for the purpose of training and improvement of skills that may lead to permanent employment. Participants may be offered supportive services such as transportation, counseling, work equipment, and other supports.

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

Provides comprehensive case management and employment support focused on helping clients with acute mental illness. Support includes assistance with seeking competitive employment and working toward the goal of independence in the marketplace.

Provides money management counseling services that include credit counseling, debt counseling, personalized budgeting, credit report education, bankruptcy counseling, and financial literacy training.

Offers counseling services, including family therapy and individual counseling.