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Provides shelter for animals who have been abandoned, abused or surrendered by their owners. Services include animal adoption, pet food pantry, spay/neuter services, community education about pet care, and reporting of cruelty and neglect of animals to local authorities.

Provides patient-centered physical and mental health care delivered by a team of LGBTQ-knowledgeable providers, nurses, and social workers. Offers LGBTQ community members the range of CHC services, including medical, mental health and substance abuse counseling, psychiatry, family planning, and on-site lab services. Provides gender-affirming care for persons interested in transitioning, and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening. The Community Health Pharmacy program offers discounted prescriptions to all patients. Also provides consultations and support for eligibility for State and Federal Benefits and low-cost drug manufacturer discount programs.

Offers career development and support services to early childhood education professionals and childcare providers through provision of grants and bonuses.

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, debt consolidation/repayment.

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

Provides preventative health care education and referrals for individuals and families. Services include assistance with accessing benefit programs, assistance finding housing and employment, health education and wellness programs, and referrals to health care and to local resources such as volunteer drivers, utility assistance, and food assistance programs. Also provides meeting space for social services agency use and health and wellness programs.

Provides a method of filing complaints about unsafe building conditions and a method to request a building inspection. Website has links to both forms or they can be requested by telephone. Tenant must first contact landlord or building owner in an effort to resolve the issue before filing unsafe building complaints.

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.

Provides assistance with locating, securing or maintaining housing. Provides information and guidance about rental costs; how to select affordable housing that meets individual needs; and how to budget for insurance, utility, and other related costs. Develops and manages permanently affordable rental housing.

Provides public awareness and education to promote community wellness and to prevent the misuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, with an emphasis on youth substance use prevention. Collaborates with other wellness programs, schools, and communities to help them promote healthy behaviors and reduce health risks.

Provides an online map of public access internet wifi hotspots.

Provides a crisis intervention program that offers face-to-face recovery coaching to individuals admitted to Porter Medical Center Emergency Department.

Provides consumers with a federally mandated, free credit report annually, as well as fraud and identity theft services, and free credit marketing list removal (OptOut). Also offers a way to dispute information in a credit report.

Provides demand-responsive, door-to-door transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities to senior meal sites, medical appointments including dialysis and chemotherapy, adult day care, employment-related appointments, social events, shopping, and other services and activities.

Fields housing discrimination complaints. People with credible issues covered by fair housing law are then referred to the Vermont Human Rights Commission, HUD, or Vermont Legal Aid, as appropriate. Also provides public advocacy, outreach, and education on fair housing issues, including publishing information, such as the Guide to Fair Housing for Families in Vermont, and conducting trainings and workshops about fair housing law.

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.

Provides information about immunizations from birth through age 26.

Manages water and air quality, regulates solid and hazardous wastes, and administers a number of voluntary pollution and waste reduction programs. Program also provides environmental permit information and assistance, business and municipal compliance assistance, a number to call to report hazardous materials spills, and an Environmental Enforcement Division, which takes complaints regarding potential violations of Vermont's environmental laws. Also offers sampling of drinking water, well tests, and other resources during water-related emergencies.

Provides a corporate employee engagement program to create care packages for dialysis patients. Educates employees of local corporations about kidney disease and the effect on their community. Encourages sponsorship of an activity where staff put together care packages that will be sent to local dialysis centers.

Provides information about infant formula and resources that may help.

Provides a voluntary, confidential process for handling issues related to separation, divorce, and post-divorce, as well as parental matters. Assists couples as they define their differences, explore their interests, and evaluate possible solutions. The end result is a written document that clearly defines and outlines the agreements the two parties have reached and does not produce a judgment of who is right or wrong.

Provides occasional nursing and rehabilitative therapies in the patient's home. Skilled Nursing Services include nursing care, case management, and client and family education. Provides clients with social workers who offer coordination of community services and resources, client and family counseling, and navigating the health care system. Licensed Nursing Assistants provide home health assistance, including personal care assistance, light housekeeping, and help with normal daily living activities.

Provides pet adoption services; spay/neuter clinics; pet food assistance for low-income pet owners; community education about pet care; shelter for animals who have been abandoned, abused, or surrendered by their owners; and community support of animal cruelty investigations. The shelter attempts to reunite lost pets with owners. The Foster Care Program provides food and supplies for volunteers willing to provide temporary foster care for pregnant cats and dogs, animals recovering from minor surgery, and animals in extreme stress in the shelter environment.

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.

Issues Vermont's Disabled Plates and Windshield Placards that allow individuals to park in designated spaces in public areas or in front of their homes. Also allows parking for unlimited periods of time in time limit zones as well as parking in metered parking areas without paying fees.