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Provides a an LGBTQIA2S+ Community Center offering many varied groups and clubs.

Constructs energy efficient, affordable homes in partnership with eligible families. The houses are sold to the partner families at cost, with no profit and no interest. Costs are kept low by using donated materials and volunteer labor.

Develops partnerships, coordinates volunteers and offers program initiatives that address specific issues in education, income and health. This includes the areas of financial stability; financial literacy; individual nutritional and physical well being; early learning; addiction prevention; and supporting the basic needs of housing, food and accessibility in service communities.

Provides housing search assistance, including help with applying for any available subsidies.

Exercises guardianship on behalf of the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) to protect the well-being, rights, and welfare of people who are determined by the court to be in need of supervision, protection, or assistance, and lack the active assistance of a family member or private guardian. The program also provides Representative Payee Services to persons receiving and managing Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), whether they are under public guardianship, or as an effective alternative to guardianship. Representative Payee Services will arrange for public benefit checks (usually Social Security or SSI) to be sent to a public agency, nonprofit organization, bank, relative or other individual who has been appointed under federal law to act as a surrogate for recipients in situations where they have a cognitive impairment and are unable to manage their own funds.

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.

Helps families with children by providing case management services that support work, training and education, and cash grants for basic necessities. Reach Up helps with identifying skills, abilities, interests, training or education needs, preparation for work, childcare costs, transportation costs, and work-related costs such as clothing, tools, and supplies. Each person on Reach Up works with a case manager to create a Family Development Plan. Benefits paid through direct deposit or EBT card. Child-Only Reach Up provides cash assistance to help eligible adults care for the minor, dependent children of relatives or family friends. Reach First helps families overcome temporary, short-term financial crises and avoid the need for longer-term assistance, providing case management, financial help, and support services. Reach Ahead helps families transition from Vermont's Reach Up or Post-Secondary Education (PSE) programs to working, with supports to help maintain a job, including cash incentives for working and help paying for car repairs, work clothes, and work supplies, a 100% childcare subsidy, and a cash benefit for food.

Provides a fixed-route bus service that can deviate up to 1/4 mile from the regular route.

Provides supplemental food for families with young children. WIC also provides breastfeeding support and nutrition education. Participants can get Farm to Family coupons to use at local farmers' markets.

Provides national advocacy, public education, and outreach programs, as well as support resources through regional and local chapters. Provides an online find-a-chapter location map and contact information.

Offers gently-worn secondhand clothing, linens, housewares, furniture, antiques, collectables, and jewelry. TheThrift Shop accepts direct donations from the public.

Provides seasonal, outdoor food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations.

Provides comprehensive cancer-related treatment in a research-based, clinical care environment. Services include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgical treatment, and palliative care for individuals with cancer. Also researches cancer causes, prevention, cures, and treatments.

Provides a three-day annual event to fund low-income emergency heating programs by accepting and reselling donated used tires. During the first two days, tires may be dropped off and are either recycled if unusable or sold on the final day. Tires for sale will have been inspected by the Department of Motor Vehicles. There is a fee for waste tires.

Provides comprehensive services to individuals with developmental disabilities, autism, and other pervasive developmental disorders. Individuals are assigned professional service coordinators who are responsible for clients' Individualized Support Agreements, and for assisting them in achieving success in the community. Services include personal support and case management; specialized residential programs; psychiatric and medical care; vocational and skill acquisition training; family support services; and support services to individuals in nursing homes. Provides a spectrum of supported living arrangements to meet the needs of each person. Clinical services for individuals include provision of a psychiatrist to provide evaluation, medication checks, and after-hours consultation on medication issues. Also provides care coordination services.

Promotes humane treatment of animals through public education and legislative advocacy and campaigns for cruelty-free practices. Website includes listing of low-cost spay and neuter organizations, volunteer opportunities, resources about homeless and lost animals, and information about events and fundraisers.

Assists with such needs as personal needs items and emergency dental care (including extractions) for relief of pain, bleeding, and infection. Provides means to return to the state of legal residence for people who are stranded.

Represents individuals who receive long term care services in nursing homes, residential care homes, assisted living residences, or their own homes through the Choices for Care Program. Issues addressed include quality of care, quality of life, and residents' rights.

Provides contact information for all Vermont State's Attorneys who charge and prosecute individuals, including juvenile. Each county in Vermont has an elected State's Attorney, responsible for prosecution of cases.

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 personal assistance to older adults interested in volunteering in order to make a difference in their communities by matching the skills and experience of the volunteer with the needs of local non-profit organizations. The program also manages a range of volunteer programs including RSVP School Buddies, RSVP Read To Me, and other programs that address education, income, and health.

Provides a smartphone app (Transit) with real time bus information and trip planning.

Provides comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services by medical specialists who are concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of infants, children, and adolescents from birth to young adulthood. Services include primary medical care such as physical examination, immunization, health screening, and laboratory testing, as well as periodic health supervision well care visits.

Provides the public with a way to anonymously report suspected cases of fraud involving Reach Up (TANF), 3SquaresVT, General Relief or other Economic Services programs.

Assists individuals in completing applications for benefits, including housing applications, child care tuition subsidy application, health care application, disability applications, and application for financial assistance from Vemont Division of Economic Services. Assists with attempts to access local and state emergency financial assistance when applicable. Personal budgeting counseling sessions are offered and made available to all individuals seeking financial assistance.