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Provides personal assistance to older adults interested in volunteering in order to make a difference in their communities by matching the skills and experience of the volunteer with the needs of local non-profit organizations. The program also manages a range of volunteer programs including RSVP School Buddies, RSVP Read To Me, and other programs that address education, income, and health.

Provides eligible pet owners with expense assistance for one-time veterinary problems. Program is not for routine or recurrent veterinary care.

Provides in-home pediatric care under physician orders for intermittent skilled care and specific procedures. Provides physical therapists at request of physicians to do growth and development assessments, to establish exercise routines, to monitor progress, and to assist families with obtaining adaptive equipment.

Provides comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services for women from puberty through the post-menopausal years. Services include well-woman exams, contraception, pregnancy and delivery services including midwifery services, pregnancy and childbirth education, as well as breastfeeding and post-partum support services. Services may also include menopausal and post-menopausal management services and urogynecology services.

Offers help with payment for child care. Support varies according to need.

Provides disaster related services, including providing ongoing, updated information to the public during disasters, fielding non-emergency calls, offering information about relief services, collecting information about individual property damages, and researching and confirming or denying rumors.

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.

Works with families to address obstacles or challenges regarding housing needs and assists with acquisition of stable housing. Provides support and services to maintain stable housing. This program includes individualized, family-centered case management services.

Provides information about climate change and health. Cold weather topics include shoveling and heart attacks, what to do if the power goes out, and wood stove safety. Hot weather topics include heat safety tips and heat illnesses. Also provides a searchable map of indoor cooling centers.

Provides public awareness and education to promote community wellness and to prevent the abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, with an emphasis on youth substance abuse prevention. Collaborates with other wellness programs, schools, and communities to help them promote healthy behaviors and reduce health risks.

Provides medical care for primary, mental health, and other health needs, including referrals for specialty health needs. Also provides care management, additional medical resources, and a harm reduction vending machine regardless of service hours.

Provides information, referral, and individual advocacy services, including legal representation when appropriate. Focus is on preventing or redressing abuse, neglect, and serious rights violations in a wide range of areas, including education, the criminal justice system, health care, mental health care, employment, housing, and transportation. Also works to increase access to assistive technology for people with disabilities.

Provides shelter, medical treatment for shelter pets, and other basic care for stray and surrendered pets, including dogs and cats. Facilitates adoption of shelter animals.

Provides representation to individuals in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections. Provides representation to juveniles in delinquency proceedings, and to parties in juvenile proceedings including children in need of care and supervision (CHINS) and termination of parental rights cases. Individuals in extradition, probation or parole revocation proceedings are also represented.

Offers a comprehensive continuum of substance misuse prevention education, intervention, and substance misuse disorder treatment. Services include drug and alcohol screening and assessment, early intervention strategies, outpatient treatment, including individual and group counseling, aftercare services to help youth maintain a healthy lifestyle, a substance use hotline, and referrals to intensive outpatient residential treatment or other community services as needed.

Offers a way to compensate for food lost during a disaster, such as a flood or fire, loss of electricity, or equipment failure. Recipients are eligible to have a portion or all of their benefit replaced, depending on the value of the food they lost due to the disaster.

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.

Provides Peer Support, a service delivery distinct from traditional mental health services. The Pathways Vermont Peer Support Center is staffed by trained individuals who identify as having lived experience with issues such as mental health crises, trauma, substance use, and homelessness. Currently offerd flexible individual peer support services, meeting one-on-one with folks in person or remotely. Also offer in-person and virtual support groups.

Provides prenatal and postpartum support including childbirth education, breastfeeding support, parenting strategies, coping skills, and information on health and safety issues.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations. Also provides the makings of Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, and opportunities for holiday donations and volunteering.

Website provides information on state law, municipal permitting, and safety issues regarding fireworks and sparklers.

Provides information on voting rights and procedures, sponsors candidate debates and issue forums, and maintains a presence in the State House observing committee meetings and talking with legislators. Takes action on selected positions. Action includes lobbying on legislation at every level of government. Provides online information about current legislation and legislators, hearings on particular bills, committees, and committee chairs. Provides annual scholarship(s) to selected graduating seniors who have demonstrated civic involvement.

Provides educational presentations on domestic violence, healthy relationships, dating violence, sexual harassment, and related topics to schools, churches, businesses, medical staff, law enforcement, and community organizations. Presentations can be tailored to meet specific organization needs.

Offers assistance for navigating the Vermont court system. Provides help with court forms, information about getting help from attorneys, and other administrative processes during court proceedings.