View Search Results

Provides funding which includes assistance for utility shut-offs, security deposits, back rent, fuel assistance, car repairs for vehicles needed for work and/or medical appointments and livability-related home repairs for veterans who are homeowners. Other services include individual advocacy, information about other service providers, connecting combat veterans with PTSD to services, as well as helping to obtain a service animal.

Works one-on-one with Medicare beneficiaries to prevent, detect, and report potential Medicare fraud. Provides a national telephone helpline.

Provides fixed-route public bus transportation with routes that include a Dartmouth Downtown Shuttle, a Dartmouth Health Medical Center Shuttle, and nine additional routes connecting the Upper Valley communities of Hartford and Norwich in Vermont and Hanover, Lebanon, Enfield, and Canaan in New Hampshire. A commuter bus is available, transporting riders from Enfield and Canaan to Lebanon in New Hampshire.

Oversees liquor licensure system that ensures businesses comply with the requirements of state laws before being licensed to serve alcohol and alcoholic beverages. Investigates possible violations of liquor laws and regulations. Provides trainings and seminars to consumers, business owners, teenagers, parents, bartenders, and storeowners.

Provides monthly cash assistance to low-income households in which a person's care or services are essential to an elderly or disabled person's remaining in his or her home. Benefit can be directly deposited into a bank account, or put onto an EBT card.

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 wheelchair-accessible, door-to-door transportation to medical appointments and therapy, grocery shopping, adult day programs, senior meals, and personal and social activities.

Provides assistance for people who need housing including information and guidance about rental costs; how to select affordable housing that meets individual needs; and how to provide for insurance, utility costs, and other requirements related to paying for housing. Coordinates with other providers in the community to help individuals and families obtain or maintain housing. May offer limited financial assistance with rent, rental deposit, and other payments. Also provides information on tenant rights and responsibilities.

Provides virtual tax assistance with a special focus on taxpayers who are over 50 or have low to moderate income.

Provides emergency financial assistance for rent, electrical, fuel and limited auto repairs.

Provides MAT (medication-assisted treatment) for adults struggling with opioid use disorder. Provides assessment and treatment for opiate addiction. Services include screening intake, assessment, treatment planning, methadone maintenance and medically supervised withdrawal, counseling services, case management and referral, medical services for opioid disorder, discharge planning, and follow-up.

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

Provides monthly supplemental nutrition assistance benefits to low-income households to purchase food. Households in which any person is younger than 65 access their benefit using a Vermont Express electronic benefits transfer (EBT) debit card. If everyone in a household is 65 or older, or receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), benefits are deposited as cash into the recipient's bank account. Expedited benefits are available in emergencies and other specific situations. EBT cards may also be used to buy fresh, local products at certain farmers' markets in Vermont. A list of farmer's markets that can accept EBT cards is available on the website. In addition, 3SquaresVT benefits may be used for seeds and plants that grow fruit and vegetables at any retailer or farmer's market that accepts EBT cards.

Provides patient-centered physical and mental health care delivered by a team of primary care and mental health clinicians. Services include medical, mental health and substance use disorder counseling, psychiatry, family planning, dietary counseling, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening, and on-site lab services. The Community Health Pharmacy program offers discounted prescriptions to all patients. Also provides consultations and support for eligibility for State and Federal Benefits and low-cost drug manufacturer discount programs.

Operates a workers' rights advocacy organization. Focus of campaigns include cuts in hours, cuts in benefits, favoritism, harassment, unfair scheduling, unaffordable health insurance, health and safety, discrimination, unpaid wages, wrongful firing, workers' right to organize, workers' compensation, and family and medical leave. Services also include sponsorship of employment fairness lectures, films, roundtables, and public awareness marches. Migrant workers' rights information is also available. Organizes and advocates for the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign in Vermont.

Provides a voluntary program for youth who have received a civil violation for underage drinking or possession of alcohol or a civil violation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. The program consists of a substance abuse assessment, screening, an education program, and community service. Once YSASP clients successfully complete the program, their civil violation is voided.

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 grab and go breakfast and lunch five days a week. Offers referral, advocacy, and access to social services and government agencies, including help applying for 3SquaresVT or other social services and basic needs.

Provides investigation and protection services on patient abuse, which primarily includes the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the elderly and disabled adults, as well as Medicaid provider fraud. The unit has jurisdiction when the crime occurs in any Medicaid funded facility, including nursing homes or hospitals, or in any Medicaid-funded program or setting such as home health care or community care home settings.

Supports the successful re-entry into the community of people released from incarceration through Circles of Support and Accountability (COSAs). COSAs are made up of citizen volunteers who work with participants to help them learn to manage the challenges of everyday life, be accountable for their actions and become responsible community members. Volunteer coordinators may help establish links to employment, housing, transportation, and benefit programs.

Provides assistance programs in the form of Rehabilitation Loans, Emergency Repair Loans, Access Modification Grants, and Down payment Assistance (duplexes only).

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

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

Provides preventative health care education and referrals for individuals and families. Services include assistance with accessing benefit programs, assistance finding housing and employment, health education and wellness programs, and referrals to health care and to local resources such as volunteer drivers, utility assistance, and food assistance programs. Also provides meeting space for social services agency use and health and wellness programs.

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.