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Provides in-home visitation by a registered nurse to women during pregnancy and following delivery for a mutually agreed upon period of time. Services provided to the family during this time are decided upon in partnership with the family and are particular to each family's needs and desires. Services may include healthy pregnancy information, prenatal nutrition counseling, early childhood development information, parenting education, home safety information, as well as referrals to healthcare, childcare, continuing education, job training, and other community support services.

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 educational and supportive services that help parents or those expecting a child to acquire the knowledge and skills to be effective in their parenting roles.

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 monthly benefits to eligible survivors of workers covered under Social Security who have died. Survivor benefit amounts are a percentage of the deceased worker's primary insurance amount.

Provides second-hand clothing and household goods, including baby furniture. Availability of clothing types and sizes is dependent upon donations made.

Offers restorative justice programs that require that the person who committed the offense meet with a group of trained citizen volunteers to be accountable to their community. Affected parties and others impacted by the incident are welcomed into the process. Offenders are expected to engage in dialogue with the Panels or conference attendees and the affected parties in order to deepen their understanding of the harm they caused to the individuals and their community. They also must collaboratively develop and complete activities to make amends, reduce the likelihood to re-offend, and connect positively with their community.

Provides online interactive maps that help Vermonters easily access a range of road information, including road closures due to disaster, road projects and maintenance districts and road work, pavement condition, and locations of snow plows.

Provides a crisis intervention and assessment program that includes telephone or face-to-face consultation and assessment for admission to local and/or statewide residential crisis programs. Also provides crisis intervention referral services and follow-up. When deemed warranted by the emergency intervention specialist, individuals may be placed in a Public Inebriate Program bed, a safe alternative to incarceration for individuals who require ongoing supervision during withdrawal from drug and/or alcohol intoxification.

Provides emergency housing in a motel or hotel.

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 on demand service without program guidelines. Passengers can request trips to anywhere in the designated service area for any reason, including shopping, medical, lunch, beauty shop, or to visit a friend. Offers RCT Rides, a mobile app for scheduling rides.

Provides a form for the collection of information from individuals who may need extra help during disasters or area emergencies. Information becomes available to 911 dispatchers during a declared disaster. Dispatchers will then contact local emergency responders or volunteers where the person is located and the type of care and support needed. The CARE program is a collaboration between E-911, and Vermont Emergency Management.

Facilitates professional case management for individuals in need of mental health or substance abuse services. Services are provided in the privacy of their homes and both individual and family counseling are available.

Provides required education to persons who wish to represent themselves in Family Court, including responsibilities, court etiquette, and general procedures of family cases.

Provides assistance for applying for and filing claims for all federal benefits, including pensions, healthcare, and burial benefits. Also provides information on obtaining representative payee services.

Works with households to resolve emergencies involving home heat and electrical disconnection notices using programs and funds available and helping with applications. Electric heat assistance is limited to households with primary heat source of electricity or electricity that is essential to keeping other types of heating systems operational. The Wood Warms Program provides two free cords of wood to eligible households that heat entirely with wood or that supplement their primary heat source by burning wood.

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

Provides contact information directories for Vermont Agency of Education, Supervisory Unions/Districts, Vermont Public and Private Schools, and Vermont Higher Education, including addresses and phone numbers. Also provides a directory of Vermont Public Schools' Homeless Liaisons.

Provides information about area senior centers, including addresses, phone numbers, and services provided.

Provides the services of a Housing Support Specialist, who helps individuals prepare for the appeals process. May include gathering statements and completing paperwork, and advocating on the client's behalf at the hearing.

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 include nutrition, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

Provides telephone and face-to-face crisis intervention services for individuals whose emotional distress may range in severity from difficulty in coping with daily stress to the crisis of a psychotic episode. Enhanced Mobile Crisis Services provide rapid mobile response for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. A trained 2-person team can meet the individual at home, workplace, or another community setting, providing support and comfort including safety plans, peer support, care coordination and follow up and, if needed, temporary overnight accommodation.

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 include movement and exercise, nutrition, childbirth education, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

Provides an interactive decision support consultation with guidance to individuals and their families interested in long-term planning. The consultation helps them to understand their strengths, needs, preferences, and unique circumstances and to weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. The process includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long-term care decisions, information about the range of long-term care support options available in their community (such as personal care, transportation and medication management), and resources that can help them pay for services. Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.