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Provides a personal line of credit that can be used for health care, dental care, or veterinary care. There is no interest ONLY IF ALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS ARE PAID ON TIME. Promotional periods vary based on dollar amount charged. If the balance is not paid by the end of the promotional period, the whole amount of interest accrued will be owed.

Responds to reports of suspected child abuse and neglect, and helps parents get the services and supports they need. Vermont Department for Children and Families Family Services Division (DCF/FSD) is also responsible for placing children in temporary out-of-home care when necessary to keep them safe, working with parents and relatives toward children's safe return home, and finding permanent homes for children who can't return home safely. The program provides a hotline number for reporting suspected cases of child abuse, neglect, or risk of harm. Social workers who answer the line take reports, conduct investigations, assess families, and make recommendations for services to alleviate family stress and improve parenting skills.

Provides an emergency shelter program that includes case management. Also offers homeless prevention services and assistance in finding and applying for subsidized housing opportunities. Accepts donations of camping gear.

Provides interpretation services for American Sign Language (ASL) and Computer Aided Realtime Translation (CART) referral services for medical, legal, employment, educational, civil, and recreational situations. The program also provides advocacy, training opportunities for interpreters, and serves as an informational resource.

Offers assistance in cat rescue, practices Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) service for ferals, provides spay/neuter services for stray cats and kittens and fosters strays until adopted into homes.

Provides fast track medical services to individuals who have minor medical problems that do not require complex diagnostic work, including colds, flu, infections, muscle strains and sprains, cuts, insect stings and bites, rashes and stomachaches. Services include common immunizations, sports and school physicals, lab testing and x-rays.

Assists with personal needs items and incidentals expense assistance as well as emergency dental, medical, and prescription assistance, medical supplies and equipment assistance, and burial costs.

Provides immediate, in-person intervention services, referrals, resources information, emotional support, and harm reduction information. The Street Outreach Team works in the downtown district and Burlington area to assist people with mental health and substance use treatment needs, homelessness, and other unmet social service needs.

Provides assistance with locating, securing and/or maintaining housing. Provides information and guidance about rental costs; how to select affordable housing that meets individual needs; and how to budget for insurance, utility costs and other requirements related to paying for housing; assistance with locating, securing or maintaining housing. Develops and manages permanently affordable rental housing.

Offers reparative panels as a form of community-sponsored probation that brings convicted offenders before a volunteer panel of citizens as part of their sentencing process. Panels work with victims and offenders to identify the harm caused by the crime and how that harm can be repaired while holding the offender responsible and accountable.

Provides information about local child care providers. Also offers information on what to look for in quality child care.

Coordinates/Provides transportation to medical appointments, as well as dental, vision, counseling, prescription pick-up, and other covered transportation services for eligible Medicaid recipients. Offers volunteer driving opportunities.

Offers a series of health-related workshops and presentations for the community, many of which are offered by health professionals. Information about local wellness programs is provided on line and is also published in flyer form. Topics may include movement and exercise, nutrition, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

Provides pet care assistance for households that are struggling to provide adequate care for their companion animals. Provides basic veterinary care on a sliding scale, including exams, flea/tick treatments, shots, surgery, medications, wormer, and non-prescription items. Also offers a pet food pantry and free supplies.

Provides a broad selection of recreational opportunities and leisure time activities. Includes children's day camps, which may offer subsidies through the Family Center of Washington County.

Operates thrift stores selling and accepting donations of clothing, furniture, and household items at low cost. Also accepts vouchers from area social service agencies with approval from main office.

Provides a space and meetings for multi-racial youth interested in social justice, healing, art, and youth leadership. Hosts seasonal events.

Provides immediate, in-person intervention services, referrals, resources information, emotional support, and harm reduction information. The Street Outreach Team works in the downtown district and Burlington area to assist people with mental health and substance use treatment needs, homelessness, and other unmet social service needs.

Provides shelter to lost and unwanted pets, matches pets to be adopted with appropriate individuals and families, provides discounts for older pets to older adopters, and maintains information about local animal control contacts and other animal shelters to assist with finding lost pets.

Offers weekend programs for those who would like to explore science, ecology, the environment, and environmental justice while expanding their leadership skills. Participants will have an opportunity to explore nature, learn about the environment, and be hands on with outdoor projects as a way to give back to the community.

Repairs or replaces the home's PRIMARY source of heat. This may include a boiler, fireplace, furnace, heat pump, electric heater, woodstove, or pellet stove.

Provides a step-by-step guide to registering businesses in Vermont. Also offers an online process for registering the business.

Provides a full range of supportive services for individuals with a limited life expectancy and their families. Also provides comprehensive palliative and support care to individuals in need of pain and other symptom management, whether or not they have a life limiting illness.

Provides a tool to report behaviors that may have a negative impact on schools. Tips are screened for emergency content and forwarded to either law enforcement and/or other first responders, human service providers, or appropriate school officials.

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