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provides a weekly lunch.

Provides programs that help individiuals to remain in their homes and connected to the community. Services may include transportation to medical appointments, shopping, friendly visits and reassurance calls, chores and yard work, and homemaker assistance. Also provides medical equipment loans, as well as a modest home heating assistance fund.

Provides a wide variety of mobility products including stair lifts (sales and installation), lift recliners, motorized scooters, power wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, walkers, rollators, knee walkers, hospital beds, patient lifts and ramps for private homes, public schools or commercial enterprises. Also provides rentals of recliners, scooters, knee walkers, wheelchairs, hospital beds and ramps, and repairs may types of assistive equipment.

Collects quality food from food retailers, manufacturers, distributors, farmers, and community donors and then distributes that food to network partners, which include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and senior centers.

Offers one-on-one and group HIV prevention education and support, prevention supplies and materials, peer outreach program, and HIV-positive speakers bureau.

Provides emergency housing in a motel or hotel.

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.

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

Provides free college courses for Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) staff and Vermonters who are incarcerated, including textbooks and fees.

Offers emergency financial assistance and post-service skills training to improve the quality of life for veterans and their families.

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.

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.

Offers apprenticeships in the following areas: Certified Public Bookkeeper, Manufacturing Production Technician, Medical Assisting, Medical Records Assistant, and Pharmacy Technician. All offerings pair credit-bearing classes with on-the-job learning.

Provides primary health care, as well as prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness. Services include primary medical care such as physical health examinations, immunizations, acute and chronic health screenings, obstetric care, laboratory testing, and birth control counseling. Provides onsite integrated health services to enhance access to appropriate prevention, treatment, recovery and wellness services and activities. 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 a drive-through, fresh food market. All food is prepacked. Individuals are encouraged to take what they need and/or donate what they can in support of the market.

Offers individualized academic tutoring in English Language Learning (ELL), U.S. Citizenship test preparation, literacy and other subject skills (math, college support) for adult students. Also provides classes and programs in personal growth and self development.

Provides comprehensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment services that include substance use disorder counseling, medication-assisted treatment, integrated medical and behavioral services, treatment and counseling for individuals with co-occurring disorders, and psychiatric medication management.

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. As the Public Inebriate Program's designated agency, provides assessment and placement of individuals requiring medically monitored detoxification. The "public inebriate bed" provides an alternative for those detained by the police for public intoxication who would otherwise be placed in protective custody.

Provides emergency housing in a motel or hotel.

Provides assistance with locating, securing and/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 costs and other requirements related to paying for housing; assistance with locating, securing or maintaining housing. Develops and manages permanently affordable rental housing.

Sponsors a weekly community supper. Also provides a Christmas lunch on Christmas Day.

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, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

Publishes and distributes a quarterly parenting magazine that provides a reliable resource for parenting information, as well as a calendar of family-friendly events, activities and classes. Also features a parenting advice column, a list of children's camps and vacation activities, healthy child-friendly recipes, and feature articles submitted by Vermont parents on parenting issues. Also lists upcoming events on the magazine's website between print issues.

Provides rescue, refuge, medical treatment, and other basic care for abandoned, stray, and neglected animals. Facilitates adoption of fostered animals, matching pets with the most appropriate households.

Provides families and individuals with a transition program that moves them from experiencing homelessness to long-term self-sufficiency and housing stability. Program includes extensive case-management for budgeting, parenting, crisis management and intervention.