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Provides information about foster care and coordinates support and resources for foster parents of children in State of Vermont custody.

Provides links to information on home heating safety, including woodstove and chimney information, and heating system maintenance.

Provides information about what vaccines are needed and for whom and suggests age-appropriate immunization schedules. Also provides information about vaccines and preventable diseases, the availability of vaccines in the United States, vaccine side effects, and vaccine safety.

Operates the United States Postal Services (USPS) website, an interactive resource that allows users to calculate postage; print shipping labels (with or without postage); schedule pick ups; track and confirm mail delivery; learn about bulk mail shipping; and order mailing supplies, stamps,and customized stamps. Website also provides tips for mailing to troops overseas.

Provides services to protect the health and safety of working Vermonters. Responsible for State-specific standards concerning permissible exposure limits, lineworker safety, VOSHA/OSHA rules, and Vermont Labor Standards. Employees may contact VOSHA to request information or to file a complaint about the safety of working conditions at their employment site. Whistleblower Protection Program protects employees who raise concerns about safety and/or health at their workplace or participate in other endeavors in the furtherance of occupational safety and health and suffer retaliation as a result. This includes the same protections for employees who report workplace injuries.

Provides wellness information to community members that may include the following: activity and exercise, stress reduction, disease-related support groups, chronic disease self-management, fall prevention, CPR and first aid instruction. Provides Healthier Living Workshops for individuals living with chronic diseases and long term health issues to improve their health and well-being through participation in group exercise activities and health education classes.

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 variety of programs and services that support families who have children with special health needs and disabilities. Programs and services include one-to-one matches, support, referrals, sibling support groups, workshops, assistance with accessing health care, information about flexible funding, leadership training for parents and guardians, bullying prevention, family faculty training, and navigating health and disability systems.

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 online information about all public transit providers, commercial bus services, rail, and ferry services including service areas and telephone numbers. Offers direct links to the Burlington International Airport and the Southeastern Vermont Airport websites, to the Vermonter and Amtrak websites, and to the Lake Champlain Ferries website. Also provides a map of all airport locations in Vermont with links.

Provides equine assisted activities to address physical, emotional, social, and cognitive challenges of children and adults with disabilities.

Assists with applying for or updating insurance and financial assistance programs to purchase medications, dental treatment, and/or necessary medical equipment. Also assists with applying to programs for household needs that may affect health, such as food assistance, fuel assistance, and/or housing assistance.

Provides screening, diagnostics, and treatment planning services for people who are experiencing acute or chronic psychiatric problems. Offers individual, group, conjoint (couples), and family counseling, therapy groups, medication and other mental health services for community residents, including those who have may be experiencing difficulty resolving personal or interpersonal conflicts or making personal adjustments to stressful life situations.

Provides online search engine for finding the location of passport offices located within post offices. Some post offices offer passport photo services as well.

Provides youth employment services that include vocational testing and assessment to help identify skills, talents and experience; career guidance to help plan and map out a career strategy; tutoring and study skills training; summer employment opportunities; paid work experience including internships and job shadowing; leadership development opportunities; and support services to help overcome employment barriers.

Offers a collection of five step by step video tutorials that help individuals move through the steps of common legal and benefit issues. Tutorial topics include divorce, relief from abuse orders, security deposits, small claims, and social security appeals. Also included is a video overview on what to expect when getting ready for a court hearing.

Provides a monthly community meal.

Provides hospice and palliative care to individuals in need of support services.

Provides community breakfasts and lunches to take out.

Provides families and individuals with a transition program that moves them from experiencing homelessness to long-term self-sufficiency and housing stability. Program includes extensive case-management for budgeting, parenting, crisis management and intervention.

Provides preventive health care as well as diagnosis and treatment of illness in children, adolescents and adults. Services include primary medical care such as physical health examinations, acute and chronic health screenings, obstetric care, laboratory testing, teen family planning and birth control counseling. Pediatric primary care is staffed by specialists who are concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of infants, children and adolescents from birth to young adulthood.

Provides volunteers to support and assist individuals who need occasional help to be able to live independently. Assistance includes friendly visiting, errand running, grocery shopping, Meals on Wheels delivery, and transportation to medical appointments. Volunteers do not provide caregiving, laundry, or cleaning services.

Provides a broad selection of recreational opportunities and leisure time activities.

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

Provides primary and preventive health care, as well as diagnosis and treatment of illness in children, adolescents and adults. Services include primary medical care such as physical health examinations, acute and chronic health screenings, obstetric care, laboratory testing, and birth control counseling. Provides onsite coordinated primary care, mental health services, and substance abuse services to enhance access to appropriate prevention, treatment, recovery and wellness services and activities. Offers coordination of transportation to medical appointments and wellness programs for patients. Programs for health maintenance and public health awareness services are also offered.