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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 loans and/or grants to municipalities and nonprofit organizations to purchase or expand community facilities and equipment, including public services like hospitals, libraries, fire/police stations and schools, water and waste management, and local food systems. Also provides disaster relief funding for communities and organizations impacted by catastrophes.

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 screening, diagnostics and treatment planning services for people who are experiencing acute or chronic psychiatric problems. Also offers individual, group, conjoint and family counseling, therapy groups, medication and other mental health services for community residents, especially those who have acute or chronic psychiatric disorders or who may be experiencing difficulty resolving personal or interpersonal conflicts or making personal adjustments to stressful life situations. 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.

Handles adoptions, regular guardianships, emancipation of minors, death and marriage records, the establishment of decedents' wills, the settlement of decedents' estates, and decisions relating to the administration of the estates of minors and individuals adjudged to be incompetent to manage their own affairs. Also handles trusts and name changes. Offers to file wills for safekeeping.

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 two-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.

Provides a free monthly community meal.

Offers homebuyer education workshops and education and counseling sessions 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.

Works with households to resolve emergencies involving home heat and electrical disconnection notices using programs and funds available and helps 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 information about local child care providers. Also offers information on what to look for in quality child care.

Provides emergency housing in a motel or hotel.

Offers educational presentations about HIV and Hepatitis C prevention, testing and care, along with HIV/AIDS information materials.

Provides information about climate change and health. Cold weather topics include shoveling and heart attacks, what to do if the power goes out, and wood stove safety. Hot weather topics include heat safety tips and heat illnesses. Also provides a searchable map of indoor cooling centers.

Provides individualized outpatient substance use assessment and treatment services for individuals who are dependent upon, or at risk of becoming dependent upon, alcohol or other substances. Also provides family substance use counseling for families dealing with adolescent substance use issues and provides group treatment services for adolescents. Provides information about alcohol and drug use; the effects on individuals, families and communities; as well as information for the public about strategies for prevention and early intervention.

Provides free spay services for pets who are pregnant or who have given birth. Includes initial vaccines, de-wormer, flea treatment, and microchip. Adult pet returns to owner, but owner may not keep or give away any of the litter. All offspring must be brought to the Humane Society to be placed up for adoption.

Offers one cord of wood to residents. Recipients of the wood are invited to volunteer during organized days of service. Availability of wood varies from year to year.

Provides advanced manufacturing and industry-recognized credentials through apprenticeship programs that offer a range of courses. Programs offered are Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships, Industrial Maintenance Apprenticeships, and SolidWorks & CNC Machining Certificates.

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

Provides free, confidential options counseling to assist pregnant people and their supports in exploring their options, including adoption, abortion, and parenting. Counselors provide information about the full range of options and support birth parents as they consider their decision. Counselors provide impartial, non-judgmental, advice and support free from time pressure.

Provides a list of adult day programs in Vermont. Information includes location, mailing address, contact person, and phone number. Adult day program services include activities, meals, personal care, and transportation.

Provides Work Incentives Counselors who can help individuals decide whether to work, keep necessary benefits while they work, and avoid work/benefits conflicts. The program is also available to youth in high school who are in transition to adult life. Youth and their families can receive accurate information about the impact of employment on all Federal and State benefits they receive. Provides the Vermont Work/Benefits Helpline.

Offers free sit-down meals daily. Lunch is served during the week; Breakfast is served daily. Provides holiday meals and Christmas gifts.

Maintains a website that helps individuals plan their careers, explore education and training options, and search and apply for jobs.

Provides primary health care, as well as prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness. Services include primary medical care such as physical health examinations, immunizations, acute and chronic health screenings, obstetric care, laboratory testing, and birth control counseling. Provides onsite integrated health services to enhance access to appropriate prevention, treatment, recovery and wellness services and activities. Pediatric primary care is staffed by specialists who are concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of infants, children and adolescents from birth to young adulthood.

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