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Provides education and technical assistance geared to the needs of women farmers at all stages of their careers. Through a series of educational, technical assistance, and networking opportunities, works to increase the number of women owning and operating profitable farms and ag-related businesses, as well as their profile in leadership positions throughout the agricultural sectors of business, government, and community.

Helps coordinate philanthropic response after disasters by supporting Vermonters in responding to and recovering from the flooding across Vermont. Works with state, federal, municipal, public health, and nonprofit leadership, to provide flexible resources to nonprofits working to address the most immediate public health and economic impacts of the flood.

Helps eligible parents earn two- or four-year undergraduate college degrees with the goal of getting good paying jobs so they can support their families. The program provides monthly cash payments, support services, help with childcare, transportation, and school supplies, and may provide benefits through Reach Ahead if the parent is working and the PSE grant closes.

Maintains information about national, state, and local community resources for individuals living with cancer. Provides an online directory that links individuals who are in need of cancer support services with appropriate resources and specialized services.

Provides individualized, comprehensive care to Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless through a dedicated call center and chat services, and a Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Coordinator.

Provides a range of services to improve the safety and wellbeing of children and families. Services include care coordination, family safety planning, family time coaching and family finding.

Helps families with children by providing case management services that support work, training and education, and cash grants for basic necessities. Reach Up helps with identifying skills, abilities, interests, training or education needs, preparation for work, childcare costs, transportation costs, and work-related costs such as clothing, tools, and supplies. Each person on Reach Up works with a case manager to create a Family Development Plan. Benefits paid through direct deposit or EBT card. Child-Only Reach Up provides cash assistance to help eligible adults care for the minor, dependent children of relatives or family friends. Reach First helps families overcome temporary, short-term financial crises and avoid the need for longer-term assistance, providing case management, financial help, and support services. Reach Ahead helps families transition from Vermont's Reach Up or Post-Secondary Education (PSE) programs to working, with supports to help maintain a job, including cash incentives for working and help paying for car repairs, work clothes, and work supplies, a 100% childcare subsidy, and a cash benefit for food.

Partners rescue dogs with individuals and trains them to work together as a service dog team.

Offers programs that provide students with opportunities to explore a variety of careers in health care via presentations, shadowing experiences, and hands-on learning. MedQuest Health Careers Exploration is a one-week residential program provided in collaboration with community hospitals and the Vermont AHEC Network. CSHIP is an Internship program for students enrolled in post-secondary education who intend to pursue a career in health care.

Maintains a website that helps individuals plan their careers, explore education and training options, and search and apply for jobs.

Provides rapid access to community-based housing. Services include housing search and placement, temporary financial assistance with rent and/or access to permanent housing subsidies, and intensive support services geared to the needs of individual households. Permanent supportive housing services include mental health and substance use supports from a multi-disciplinary team.

Offers healthy foods including fresh produce and provides access to healthy foods, recipes, and other essential items including hygiene products, diapers and wipes.

Provides confidential consultations by trained professional case managers who can provide assistance with planning and arranging for support services. Assessments are provided both in home or pre-dismissal from hospitals or rehabilitation centers to determine eligibility for a variety of programs including Medicaid, SSI, food stamps, fuel assistance, housing, transportation, state pharmacy assistance programs, Lifeline telephone credit, respite and in-home services. Provides assistance with filling out forms for submission. Case managers also work with the VA in assisting veterans with applying for the Veterans Independence Program.

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.

Offers peer support for individuals who are having mental health and substance abuse challenges while returning to the community. Tasks may include assisting their peers in articulating their goals for recovery and learning and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, supporting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self help strategies based on their own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.

Provides a safe space that is anonymous and confidential where callers can speak on many different issues and concerns including, but not limited to, coming out issues, gender and/or sexuality identities, relationship concerns, workplace and living condition issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, isolation, community involvement, and more.

Provides information, support, and referrals for individuals diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), as well as their family members and caregivers. Experienced LBD caregivers are available to listen to clients, provide emotional support, share their own stories, and provide referrals to helpful resources. Also provides an online library of literature and educational materials regarding LBD, including resources for patients, families, caregivers, and medical professionals. Other options include online support groups.

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

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.

Provides information, technical assistance, and support regarding the business side of managing a farm. Topics include farm business plan development, how to increase business management skills to operate farms more profitably, how to determine cost of production and debt capacity, and farm business transfers.

Provides individualized outpatient substance use disorder 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 disorder counseling for families dealing with adolescent substance use issues.

Inspects and licenses pet sellers, livestock dealers, transporters, and packers. Registers animal shelters, rescue organizations, certified euthanasia technicians, and their facilities. Provides a way to file a report about poultry and other domestic birds that died from a disease. Also publishes information about various diseases that affect livestock and poultry.

Provides information and resources for addressing environmental dangers and concerns for air, land, waste, and water areas. Offers portal to report environmental violations and hazards.

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.