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Offers strength and balance training for older adults

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 an educational series designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. Skilled trainers provide lessons on reducing stress, communicating effectively with others, reducing guilt/anger/depression, setting goals, problem-solving and taking care of oneself.

Provides primary police services for approximately 200 Vermont towns out of 10 barracks throughout the state. Troopers perform traditional police services of traffic enforcement and the investigation of crimes, and also enforce snowmobile and recreational boating laws.

Provides information and referral services for at-home caregivers. Provides financial assistance for short term in-home caregiving services to keep community members safe in their homes as they recover from life events requiring additional assistance. Also provides respite grants for home caregivers.

Provides a safe, supervised visitation and exchange space for children and their non-custodial parents in a child-friendly, secure location.

Provides sheltering and adoption services for stray or surrendered pets. All cats, dogs, and rabbits at the shelter are spayed or neutered, vaccinated as appropriate, and undergo behavior modification as necessary before being adopted out. Adoption includes a voucher for one free examination with a local veterinarian.

Administers the Meals on Wheels program. Registers and enrolls eligible individuals for meals and coordinates delivery schedules with volunteers. Meals are fully cooked and delivered refrigerated for reheating. Special diets are accommodated.

Provides a housing trust fund for affordable housing development when funding is available, as well as information about the city's planning, zoning, and community development programs.

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.

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.

Allows Vermonters to donate their remains to the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine so that medical students, health professionals, and clinical specialists can study the structure of the human body, conduct anatomical reviews, and develop new clinical procedures.

Provides assistance with locating, securing and/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 costs and other requirements related to paying for housing; assistance with locating, securing or maintaining housing. Develops and manages permanently affordable rental housing.

Provides youth employment services that include vocational testing and assessment to help identify skills, talents and experience; career guidance to help plan and map out a career strategy; tutoring and study skills training; summer employment opportunities; paid work experience including internships and job shadowing; leadership development opportunities; and support services to help overcome employment barriers.

Accepts donated vehicles, performs repairs when appropriate, and awards vehicles to low-income qualifying individuals. Donors receive a tax deduction.

Provides consumers with a federally mandated, free credit report annually, as well as fraud and identity theft services, and free credit marketing list removal (OptOut). Also offers a way to dispute information in a credit report.

Provides an online refund-tracking tool allowing taxpayers who have filed a federal tax return to check the status of their refund. Also provides a toll-free Refund Line. Offers a free smartphone app that allows checking for refund status, paying tax bills, and finding tax preparation assistance.

Serves three judicial districts in Vermont that have jurisdiction in all criminal and civil matters related to violations of federal statutes and the U.S. Constitution.The U.S. District Court Clerks' offices provide administrative services to the Court, the Bar and the Public.

Provides advice or representation for qualifying Vermonters with legal problems including: relief from abuse, housing, government benefit programs, consumer rights, and problems with the IRS.

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.

Provides individualized, comprehensive, outpatient treatment services that address the individual client's needs and goals. Groups are gender and trauma-specific and are designed to build relapse prevention skills. Intensive Outpatient Program available (IOP). Provides information about alcohol and drug use, the effects on individuals, families and communities, as well as information to the public about strategies for prevention and early intervention.

Provides programs that help individiuals to remain in their homes and connected to the community. Services may include transportation to medical appointments, shopping, friendly visits and reassurance calls, computer technical support, chores and yard work, and homemaker assistance. Also provides a modest home heating assistance fund.

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.

Provides a monthly community dinner.

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.