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Provides technical assistance and support, as well as grant funding to help single-family homeowners create a rental apartment within their home, over a garage, or in other out-buildings. Upon completion of the apartment BAAH remains available for guidance and support. Program is limited to homes in which the owner lives, there is not an existing apartment on property, and where the owner plans to stay for at least five years.

Provides shelter and adoption services for stray or surrendered pets. All cats, dogs, and rabbits at the shelter are spayed or neutered and undergo behavior modification as necessary before being adopted out. Adoption includes a voucher for one free examination with your local veterinarian. Performs euthanasia only in circumstances of highly aggressive or extremely ill animals at the shelter. In addition, offers a means of reporting a missing pet via a form on the website.

Offers a substance free environment for peer support, educational programs, information and referral to needed services, recovery coaching, socializing, recreational activities, and meeting space for a variety of recovery meetings. They offer Narcan.

Provides a weekly hot lunch and fellowship.

Offers a Pregnancy Group, Parent-Baby Group, and Play Group for Vermonters to meet with other families, share experiences, and learn from local experts. The Pregnancy Group is hosted by a maternal child health nurse and visited by local pregnancy and early childhood specialists. Partners, children, and key supporters are welcome. The Parent-Baby Group is attended by a maternal child health nurse and a lactation professional. Infants, children, partners, and expectant parents welcome. The Play Group includes snack and a story time and is attended by early childhood specialists and is open to families with children from birth to age 5.

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.

Administers the USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Program participants receive a box of nutritious foods along with nutrition information once a month.

Provides education and support, including support of individual developmental goals, and transition planning for services after early intervention. Coaches families and early care and education providers around individual child supports.

Provides comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services for women from puberty through the post-menopausal years. Services include well-woman exams, contraception, pregnancy and delivery services, pregnancy and childbirth education, as well as breastfeeding and post-partum support services. Services may also include menopausal and post-menopausal management services and urogynecology services.

Coordinates/Provides transportation to medical appointments, as well as dental, vision, counseling, prescription pick-up, and other covered transportation services for eligible Medicaid recipients. Offers volunteer driving opportunities.

Provides a variety of core services in the communities it serves, including emergency support and assistance for low-income families and individuals in crisis. Other services include problem-solving support, employment goal-setting, budget counseling, tenant-landlord mediation, emergency food services, and emergency assistance with other basic needs such as utility payment assistance. Also provides assistance with filling out benefit program applications and other forms.

Offers a series of health-related workshops and presentations for the community, many of which are offered by health professionals. Information about local wellness programs is provided on line and is also published in flyer form. Topics include movement and exercise, nutrition, childbirth education, car seat safety, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

Provides a warming center during cold weather and a cooling center during hot weather.

Provides individualized outpatient substance use assessment and treatment services for individuals who are dependent upon, or at risk of becoming dependent upon, alcohol or other substances. Also provides family substance use counseling for families dealing with adolescent substance use issues and provides group treatment services for adolescents. Provides information about alcohol and drug use, the effects on individuals, families and communities, as well as information to the public about strategies for prevention and early intervention.

Manages a collective garden where shared access to land and resources, intensive growing techniques, and a mentorship program empower members to grow a lot of food on a small plot of land. Also provides members with monthly make-and-take workshops in food preservation and herbalism to learn how to process garden harvests in order to stock their pantry and medicine cabinet.

Offers ongoing one-to-one programs and summer camps that reconnect youth with the skills and values of Vermont’s traditional working landscape. Activities may include classical horsemanship, the arts, gardening, and sustainable agricultural practices. Also offers volunteer opportunities for individuals to assist with various farm projects.

Provides a week's worth of groceries for lunches every week during the summer and over Christmas break. Each bag contains five days' worth of food for all children in a given household.

Provides immediate access to assessments, support, and interventions without the need for a scheduled appointment.

Provides access to service options that help older adults remain in their homes. Also provides a registered nurse for home health services. Other services may be available.

Provides legal advice or representation for Vermonters who have a civil legal problem. Areas of priority include: housing, relief from abuse, financial exploitation, victim’s rights, Social Security, Medicaid, and protection of personal autonomy. Represents Medicare beneficiaries who also receive Medicaid in Medicare appeals concerning home health services, durable medical equipment, nursing care and prescription drug coverage.

Works with households to resolve emergencies involving home heat and electrical disconnection notices using programs and funds available and helps 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. The Wood Warms Program provides two free cords of wood to eligible households that heat entirely with wood or that supplement their primary heat source by burning wood.

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 outpatient and intensive outpatient substance use disorder programs, including screening and evaluation, counseling, support groups, and therapy. The program also offers substance abuse prevention and education services in the community and consults with local agencies and schools. The Substance Abuse Receiving Center provides after-hour services for those who are chemically impaired or intoxicated and in need of evaluation, temporary placement, and referral. Also provides harm reduction kits that include Narcan, Fentanyl test strips, and a CPR mouth shield.

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 individualized, comprehensive, outpatient treatment services that address both the users' needs and the needs of those affected by the users' addictions. Groups are gender and trauma specific and are designed to build relapse prevention skills. Provides information about alcohol and drug use; the effects on individuals, families and communities, as well as information for the public about strategies for prevention and early intervention.