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

Offers a 12 step recovery program for individuals affected by someone else's addiction. Also provides information about dates, times, and locations of meetings.

Provides a comprehensive online listing of assisted living facilities in Vermont. Assisted Living Residences are state licensed residences that combine housing, health, and supportive services to support resident independence and aging in place.

Operates the Share the Harvest stand offering free produce donated by local farmers, gardeners, and help-yourself gardens. Volunteers are welcome and can sign up online to volunteer.

Provides full dentistry services including preventive and restorative care, extractions, crowns and bridges, periodontal services, minor implant restorations, and dentures.

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 used clothing and some footwear.

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 and 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, and debt consolidation/repayment.

Increases access to fresh fruits and vegetables by offering cooking demonstrations and taste tests to visitors at food shelves and other community locations, while also increasing capacity of food shelves to stock fresh produce. The program provides support to community food shelves with strategies that help make it easier for food shelf visitors to choose fruits and vegetables. Produces a handbook that provides information on over 40 fruits and vegetables grown in Vermont that includes their nutritional value, storage advice, preparation tips, and recipes.

Provides a drop in center with access to snacks and coffee, showers, laundry facilities, email, a mailing address, telephones, access to the food shelf, and a kitchen to prepare meals. Also provides an overnight shelter with a place to sleep and a hot meal each night.

Sells low-cost clothing, jewelry, unique and vintage items, and some household items. Proceeds benefit the grant program.

Provides diapers to families that need them.

Offers reparative panels as a form of community-sponsored probation that brings convicted individuals before a volunteer panel of citizens as part of their sentencing process. Panels work with victims and offenders to identify the harm caused by the crime and how that harm can be repaired while holding the offender responsible and accountable.

Assists with obtaining benefits earned through military service. Also provides a 24Hour resource line for crisis situations.

Sells new and gently used furniture, building supplies, appliances, tools, housewares, clothings and home improvement products. The Franklin Grand Isle Habitat Warehouse Store accepts donations of used vehicles for scrap. Proceeds help to fund area Habitat for Humanity.

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

Provides small, limited, community food services. Residents encouraged to take what they need and/or donate what they can in support of the pantry.

Allows for discounted outings to local restaurants. Eligible individuals make a $5 donation to receive a ticket to dine at participating establishments.

Provides events throughout the year to give away refurbished bikes and gear to young children.

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

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.

Sells household items, appliances, electronics, and building materials. Provides relief for low-income or disadvantaged people to receive assistance with obtaining essential household items through the use of vouchers. Local services agencies participate in distributing vouchers to individuals in need. Also offers repair service for appliances, electronics, and computers.

Provides comprehensive services to individuals with developmental disabilities, autism, and other pervasive developmental disorders. Individuals are assigned professional service coordinators who are responsible for consumer's Individualized Support Agreements, and for assisting them in achieving success in the community. Services include personal support and case management, specialized residential programs; psychiatric and medical care, vocational and skill acquisition training, family support services, and support services to individuals in nursing homes. Provides a spectrum of supported living arrangements to meet the needs of each person. Clinical services for individuals include provision of a psychiatrist to provide evaluation, medication checks, and after-hours consultation on medication issues. Also provides care coordination services.

Provides contact information for all Vermont State's Attorneys who charge and prosecute individuals, including juvenile. Each county in Vermont has an elected State's Attorney, responsible for prosecution of cases.

Assists individuals with regaining their licenses while they are paying off fines and fees. Program participants work with diversion staff to develop contracts that include a payment plan. Participants must satisfy the Vermont Judicial Bureau and the Department of Motor Vehicles requirements. Successful completion of program leads to criminal charges being dismissed.