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Provides three separate supportive counseling groups, one for adults and two for different adolescent age ranges, which provide training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, which help them cope with difficult and intense emotions. The groups explain the DBT skills in an easy-to-learn manner and help them implement these skills into their everyday lives, enabling them to accept, validate, and tolerate their emotions in a healthy way and replace certain behaviors with new coping skills.

Conducts confidential ongoing outreach to current and former military members and their families, to identify potential needs and provide access to available services, including advanced outpatient mental health clinical services such as counseling and traumatic brain injury assessment. Also provides dental referral for veterans. Members of the outreach team can meet with veterans and families at home, at work, or any place in the community.

Provides victims of sexual assault with access to a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) and, if they wish, a Victim Advocate. SARCs and Advocates are not counselors or licensed clinicians, but are a confidential resource specialists. SARCs and Advocates will explain military reporting options available to the victim and connect them to appropriate medical, behavioral health, legal, spiritual, and financial resources available through the military.

Offers a case management program that provides access to a wide range of services designed to help youth transition from State care and custody to self-sufficiency and independent living.

Offers an educational course for families and friends of individuals with a mental health condition. Provides information and support to help families understand and support their loved ones while maintaining their own well-being. Course is taught by 2-3 trained family members with lived experience.

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.

Provides free medical care, including primary and specialty care.

Offers a variety of wellness and exercise programs that help to reduce stress, develop greater stamina, increase strength and flexibility, improve balance and/or strengthen bones. Programs may include T'ai Chi, light weight workouts, and seated exercise programs.

Assists caregivers in accessing supportive services and programs for which they may be eligible. Caregivers may apply for small grants from the Dementia Respite Program 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.

Provides resources, advice, and training for responding to animal needs in the event of a disaster.

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.

Offers a responsible driving education program that provides participants with increased insight into what it means to drive irresponsibly and greater awareness of how victims, others, the community, and themselves are impacted by their distracted and/or impaired driving behavior.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations. Also offers USDA commodities. Offers guidance and assistance with nutrition and meal preparation. Provides home delivery of pantry items to qualifying individuals. Also offers a Thanksgiving basket that includes turkey and some sides.

Provides a card that allows cancer patients to receive discounts at participating local businesses.

Offers innovative and often very intensive assistance to youth transitioning to adulthood with accessing and succeeding in employment, education, housing, positive relationships, community connections, and living independently. The JOBS program focuses on youth who have either left or are seriously at-risk-of leaving school prior to successful graduation and are at high risk for involvement with the criminal justice system, substance use, homelessness, physical abuse, abusive behaviors, or other areas of significant concern.

Provides information about all aspect of Vermont elections. Offers ways to check voting status, register to vote, and update name and address. Allows people to request an absentee ballot, and view a sample ballot for an upcoming election. Also offers an accessible voting system to Vermont voters with a disability. A downloadable version of the Voters Guide for People with Disabilities is available.

Provides cancer risk assessment and counseling for individuals who may have increased risk of cancer due to family history. Genetic tests may be used to establish whether a predisposition to some types of familial cancer exists. Participation in confidential research studies designed to learn more about familial cancer available to those interested. Education and recommendations for cancer screening and prevention are also provided.

Provides transitional housing and support services through targeted case management, service coordination, and coordinated access to affordable housing. Family Supportive Housing (FSH) provides intensive, customized, case management services to families that present with a higher degree of complexity and service need.

Provides assistive technology (AT) device demonstrations, trainings, as well as information and assistance regarding AT devices and services, funding resources, and other disability-related topics. People can check out loans online, and have the item mailed to them. The program also offers public awareness via informational displays and equipment demonstrations at outreach events, and technical assistance regarding AT to agencies and programs.

Provides screenings and referral services for participants charged with a crime whose substance misuse or mental health issues may underlie their criminal behavior.

Provides information on alcohol and drug prevention, treatment, and recovery trainings and continuing education resources, as well as credentialing information.

A free text messaging program for parents and caregivers of young children that sends science-based tips to boost your child's development. Sign up to receive at least three messages each week until your child turns 5. On Mondays and Wednesdays you'll receive facts and activities to help your child learn. You may also receive occasional messages about resources for families in your community, as well as surveys that help us improve the information that we share.

Provides case management, advocacy, information, social support, emergency financial assistance, housing assistance, transportation assistance, education, information and referral to social service organizations.

Provides culturally sensitive financial and money management education to New Americans in their own language. When possible, offers financial "house parties" for members of specific immigrant communities, hosted by a participant and facilitated by CVOEO Community Ambassadors trained in financial education who speak the same language. Topics include banking in the US, building credit scores, budgeting, microbusiness development, buying a house or car, and more. Community Ambassadors also provide interpretation for 1:1 financial coaching appointments and offer support for traditional credit and budgeting classes as well. Also available are culturally responsive classes that go into greater depth on saving, home ownership as an asset, and starting and sustaining small businesses. Also offers talkline for help to learn how to get help with food, housing, renters’ rights, and more.

Provides case management, benefits advocacy, volunteer support services, health and addiction treatment referrals, condom and safer sex information, nutritious food program, and limited financial assistance to help with basic and emergency needs.