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Operates a help line, provides printed materials on arthritis, offers online resource information, and provides self-management programs and toolkits that help individuals manage and live with arthritis.

Provides case management, clean up, financial resources, home repair, and rebuilding assistance to those impacted by the flood, and volunteer opportunities.

Provides legal advice or representation to individuals regardless of having filed a police report. Program assists survivors of domestic violence who want protective orders, or advice on divorce, custody, and visitation; elders and vulnerable adults facing abuse or financial exploitation; victims with housing, employment, or government benefits issues; and victims who need help safeguarding their rights through criminal proceedings.

Information to help support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior or learning challenges.

Provides farmers with opportunities to purchase or lease affordable farmland so that they can start up or expand agricultural businesses. Helps conserve farmland for long-term productive use.

Provides progressive levels of community support and supervision for at-risk youth or for youth who are on probation. Community case managers provide home-based support such as curfew checks and assuring youth’s activities are consistent with probation conditions.

Provides individuals with an online forum to meet and interact with others who have experienced consumer fraud events. Group sessions are confidential and led by trained facilitators who offer fraud education and understanding to participants, as well as time for meaningful peer-to-peer sharing and support.

Assists caregivers in accessing supportive services and programs for which they may be eligible. Caregivers may apply for small grants enabling them to have a period of respite from their caregiving responsibilities. Support services may also include coordination of support groups, caregiver trainings, and self-care informational bulletins and newsletters.

Teaches skills of daily living, Braille and other communication skills, and use of adaptive equipment and mobility aids. The program also helps teens with transitioning out of high school into adult life. Also offers a summer camp program. Parents receive information about helpful resources and literature, as well as answers to questions concerning their child's growth and development. Educators can obtain textbooks in Braille or in large print.

Offers a weekly open studio art program in collaboration with SNSC and the AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon New Hampshire. The participating artists explore different media with an emphasis on creative self-expression while socializing.

Provides a monthly cash benefit to qualified workers unable to work for a year or more because of a disability. Also offers a process to file an appeal.

Supports young adults who are stably housed and seeking to move forward with their personal goals. Program goal is to improve access to mental health services for young adults most at risk of poor life outcomes.

Provides non-emergency surgical and dental care for companion animals in need.

Provides one-on-one peer support to those recently diagnosed, in treatment, living with cancer, beyond cancer, or caregivers.

Offers a diversion-like program that connects participants with substance use, mental health, and other community-based service supports, regardless of the participants criminal history, with the aim of improving the person's health and reducing future adverse involvement in the justice system. Successful completion of program results in a dismissal of the criminal charge.

Offers a recovery program for individuals with substance use issues. The program offers the opportunity to form close relationships with peers and recovery coaches that can support them in developing a healthy lifestyle that is rewarding and free from substance use.

Connects farmers with newly acquired disabilities with others who have successfully accommodated their disability, conducts on site home and work site assessments, and recommends way to safely continue farming. Also provides training and education about farming with a disability.

Information to help support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior or learning challenges.

Provides information assistance about services and resources specific to brain injury. Information assistance may include referrals to professionals, assistance in accessing appropriate resources, individual and family advocacy, and brain injury prevention information and education.

Represents individuals who receive long term care services in nursing homes, residential care homes, assisted living residences, or their own homes through the Choices for Care Program. Issues addressed include quality of care, quality of life, and residents' rights.The project also advocates for systemic change that will improve the quality of care for individuals receiving long-term care services.

Offers a confidential, non-judgmental call and texting support service for Vermonters who are struggling and/or wanting to connect. Service is provided by individuals who have themselves struggled with mental health challenges and/or substance use disorders. Call length is not limited and staff provide listening, connection, and meaningful conversations.

Provides counseling and advice on planning, launching, managing, and growing a small business. Services include financial assistance through loan guarantees, minority business development, and counseling and advice to veterans and deployed military. Online courses, webinars, and in-person presentations are also available.

Offers an annual weekend bereavement camp for individuals who have experienced the death of a loved one. Activities at the camp can include: recreation, crafts, campfires, waterfront activities, and small group sessions to provide strategies to adults and children in coping with grief.

Investigates claims of unlawful discrimination in housing, places of public accommodation, and state government employment. A place of public accommodation is any school, restaurant, store, establishment or other facility at which services, facilities, goods, privileges, advantages, benefits or accommodations are offered to the general public. This also includes most hospitals, professional offices (such as doctors, dentists, lawyers, and accountants), retail stores, inns, hotels, and schools. The Commission does not represent or advocate for either the individual who makes the complaint (complaintant) or the individual or entity against whom a petition is filed (respondent). If the Commission accepts a case for investigation, it may provide an independent mediator to seek an informal resolution to the dispute. If mediation does not result in a mutually agreed upon resolution, a member of the Commission's staff will investigate. The Commission does not provide legal advice. The complaintant and respondent may have attorneys to advise and represent them throughout the process, but an attorney is not required.

Provides information on and assistance with filing for property tax relief related to one's primary residence.