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Provides small, limited, community food services. Residents encouraged to take what they need and/or donate what they can in support of the pantry.

Provides a comprehensive, confidential, statewide, health and human services information and referral service. Trained Community Resource Specialists offer personalized assistance by telephone, text, or email, help solve problems, and provide information and referrals to callers about government programs, community-based organizations, support groups, and other community resources.

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.

Offers two prescription drug programs. VPharm provides a discount on prescription medicines with no monthly premiums. Healthy Vermonters helps pay for prescription medicines with affordable monthly premiums.

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.

Offers a Pregnancy Group, Parent-Baby Group, and Play Group for Vermonters to meet with other families, share experiences, and learn from local experts. The Pregnancy Group is hosted by a maternal child health nurse and visited by local pregnancy and early childhood specialists. Partners, children, and key supporters are welcome. The Parent-Baby Group is attended by a maternal child health nurse and a lactation professional. Infants, children, partners, and expectant parents welcome. The Play Group includes snack and a story time and is attended by early childhood specialists and is open to families with children from birth to age 5.

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

Provides information about energy-efficient actions and products that can lower energy costs to save money in homes and businesses. Coupons and mail-in rebates may be available for energy-efficient lighting items and appliances. The website includes interactive tools to calculate current energy use for potential energy savings.

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 public bus transportation services with local and long distance commuter routes. Provides commuter bus service with the Milton Commuter. Also provides long distance commuter bus service with the Montpelier and the Saint Albans Link Express routes.

Provides an online directory of libraries that includes public/private town libraries and school libraries with addresses, contact information and hours.

Coordinates community-based, professionally facilitated open play times offered to children and their grown-ups.

Provides new and/or used clothing and household goods. Also provides free clothing and household goods to families in need.

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

Helps residents apply for 3SquaresVT, School Breakfast and Lunch, WIC and other food programs. Offers nutrition education and activities to persons eligible for food stamps. Acts as advocate for food stamp issues. Distributes Farm to Family and Senior Farmer Market coupons, which can be used to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at farmer's markets in Vermont.

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 an interactive map and a downloadable list of statewide polling places for all towns in Vermont.

Provides social and emotional support for children with challenging behavior and/or who have or are experiencing trauma, and consultation and partnership with families and early care and education providers.

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 a range of services designed to stabilize children and families and promote children's successful adjustment in the community. Services may include outpatient services, respite care, therapeutic case management, school-based services and support, crisis residential services, child psychiatry, specialized foster care, and consultation. Also offers trauma-informed parent support groups.

Offers HomeBuyer's Workshops, as well as education and counseling that include pre-purchase credit and budget counseling, financial literacy and foreclosure issues, guidance on affordable mortgages and refinancing, home maintenance education, and assistance with home rehabilitation planning. Offers housing down payment loans for manufactured homes through its Housing Loan Fund.

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

Provides services for opiate addiction including screening, intake, methadone maintenance, counseling services, and peer recovery support.

Provides occasional nursing and rehabilitative therapies in the patient's home. Skilled Nursing Services include nursing care, case management, and client and family education. Provides clients with social workers who offer coordination of community services and resources, client and family counseling, and navigating the health care system. Licensed Nursing Assistants provide home health assistance, including personal care assistance, light housekeeping, and help with normal daily living activities.

Hosts a weekly community lunch. When offered inside, provides entertainment during most meals.