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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.

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 also published in the Healthy Plus, a publication of the hospital. Topics may include movement and exercise, nutrition, childbirth education, car seat safety, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

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 affordable used bikes and community-wide access to the tools, skills, and information necessary for bike maintenance and safe bike riding. Offers occasional educational workshops and events and recycles old bikes.

Administers a federal program for filing a complaint if someone is harmed by a consumer product or believes a product is unsafe. Also provides a search for products to check for complaints.

Provides comprehensive health care with a focus on wellness and preventative care. Services include diagnosis and treatment in children, adolescents and adults as well as physical health examinations, health screenings, family planning, immunizations and laboratory testing. 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.

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.

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.

Provides 3SquaresVT (Food Stamps) outreach, including information about the program and eligibility assessment. Offers assistance in completing benefit application. Provides automated texting tool to screen for eligibility.

Offers free and confidential HIV testing and counseling. Tests chiefly use a finger stick, but an oral swab is available if necessary. Results are obtained in 20 minutes.

Offers a substance free environment for peer support, educational programs, information and referral to needed services, recovery coaching, socializing, recreational activities, and meeting space for a variety of recovery workshops and meetings. They offer Narcan.

Helps low-income households maintain telephone or Internet services through a discount on monthly services.

Provides shelter, medical treatment for shelter pets, and other basic care for stray and surrendered pets, including dogs and cats. Facilitates adoption of shelter animals.

Offers a program for individuals who are looking for an alternative way to earn a diploma, and need comprehensive development and job training in construction and energy efficiency skills. Provides an opportunity to graduate from program with a GED or high school diploma as well as receive training certificates.

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 round-trip transportation for individuals with cancer to scheduled treatment appointments. Volunteer drivers must complete an initial new volunteer training and subsequent annual training updates to ensure high-quality service delivery.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations.

Provides an online scam tracking map as well as a helpline for individuals to report scams and fraud, and to see what has been reported in their area. Also provides fraud prevention resources such as tip sheets, podcast, and videos on how scams work and how to recognize and avoid common scams.

Provides assistance with locating, securing 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, and other related costs. Develops and manages permanently affordable rental housing.

Offers the services of Certified Recovery Coaches/Peer support specialist, who work both one-on-one with people on all paths to recovery to help them plan and make positive improvement in their lives, as well as with their families. Recovery Coaches also help guide people in recovery to finding resources such as detox and treatment, housing, food, heat, clothing, and transportation, and resources for improving relationships and getting connected with others in recovery with whom they can relate. Turning Point South located at Parks Place Carriage House, 44 School Street, Bellows Falls, offers recovery coaching and meetings.

Represents Vermonters in involuntary mental health treatment cases and/or involuntary medication proceedings, both in hospitals and in outpatient settings, to ensure their rights and liberty are protected.

Informs and assists Vermont employees, employers, and members of the public regarding the laws related to, and best practices for, preventing sexual harassment and workplace discrimination.

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.

Provides bullying/harassment prevention information and support, connects individuals with bullying prevention resources on bullying laws and school policies, and makes referrals to additional agencies for services.

Pursues the preservation and protection of endangered land resources from indiscriminate development. Partners with local and statewide conservation organizations to conserve Vermont lands for the future. Conservation efforts include acquisition of development rights transferred through conservation easements for Vermont farms, working forest projects, and community projects. Also offers an online directory of conserved land open to the public for recreational trails.