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Publishes and distributes a quarterly parenting magazine that provides a reliable resource for parenting information, as well as a calendar of family-friendly events, activities and classes. Also features a parenting advice column, a list of children's camps and vacation activities, healthy child-friendly recipes, and feature articles submitted by Vermont parents on parenting issues. Also lists upcoming events on the magazine's website between print issues.

Offers recreational activities, socialization, individual and group counseling, and mutual support group meetings in a drop-in center atmosphere.

Provides information about on-going support groups for adoptive and guardianship families.

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. Also provides the Front Porch, which accepts walk-ins for individuals in crisis, based in Newport.

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

Provides information and assistance with Medicare, including Part D Drug benefit, Medigap Supplemental Insurance; managed care and long term care insurance; durable medical equipment; and pharmacy assistance programs. Healthcare Benefits Specialists can explain how the different programs work, can help sort through medical forms and bills, and can evaluate medical insurance needs.

Provides confidential support services that include counseling and drug treatment options information throughout the recovery process, from active use to sustained recovery, including during periods of relapse. Offers low barrier buprenorphine program with same day access to life saving medication. Provides HIV, Hepatitis A/B, and Hepatitis C testing and vaccinations, access to safer injection supplies, safe disposal of used supplies, fentanyl test strips, xylazine test strips, drug treatment options, and counseling. Distributes overdose rescue kits that contain naloxone to protect people from the potentially deadly effects of the drugs they use. Offers a Mobile Needle Exchange van with other services in Chittenden and Franklin Counties. Also provides needle pick-up service and needle handling safety information. Offers AIDS/HIV/STD prevention supplies.

Provides volunteer opportunities for individuals to serve one-on-one with frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. They might assist with grocery shopping, bill paying, and transportation to medical appointments, and alert doctors and family members to potential problems. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations. Offers ingredients for a full dinner at Thanksgiving.

Provides local bus service with connecting service to Brattleboro and Bennington. Deviated fixed routes within one-quarter mile of route are available.

Offers a financial fitness education program that includes information on budgeting, saving, debt reduction, spending plans, and building credit.

Provides assistance with advance care planning for individuals who want to express their wishes regarding future medical treatment should they become incapacitated and/or to name the individual they would like to make health care decisions on their behalf.

Administers the registration and title of all motor vehicles. Issues Vermont license plates. Issues Vermont Driver Licenses, Commercial Driver Licenses, School Bus Driver Licenses, and Motorcycle Driver Licenses. Provides driver training information and issues ID (Non-driver) cards and Learner Permits. Provides school bus driver training information and administers scheduling for driver's license exams. Issues Foreign and International Licenses.

Provides confidential services including caring support, peer counseling, and information on the different stages throughout pregnancy. Services provided reflect a faith-based approach to pregnancy, parenting, and relationships.

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

Educates Vermonters about end-of-life options, including medical aid in dying under Vermont's Act 39. This law enables mentally competent adult Vermont residents who have a terminal illness with 6 months or less to live with the option of requesting medical aid in dying. Provides advice and assistance to both doctors and patients. Offers online and printed materials that include A Vermonter's Guide to End-of-Life Decision-Making as well as a Pocket Guide to Medical Decision-Making and provides suggestions for patients on how to talk to their doctor. Also advocates to influence policy, regulations, and practices that affect the terminally ill.

Provides a broad selection of recreational opportunities and leisure time activities.

Provides used, good condition clothing, books, housewares and toys. Accepts donations that are clean and in good condition. Volunteers are welcome and help set up, arrange items, receive donations, and interact with the public.

Provides non-urgent health care. Includes exams, nutrition counseling, and mental health counseling. Women's health care services provided through partner providers in nearby locations. Also included are acute illness care, chronic care management, vaccines and tobacco cessation. Dental services include cleanings and evaluations. Offers referrals for extractions and fillings. Offers help with signing up for Medicaid, RRMC Free Care, and YOU First. Patients may get help with over-the-counter and prescription medications.

Provides contact information directories for Vermont Agency of Education, Supervisory Unions/Districts, Vermont Public and Private Schools, and Vermont Higher Education, including addresses and phone numbers. Also provides a directory of Vermont Public Schools' Homeless Liaisons.

Provides a method of filing complaints about unsafe building conditions and a method to request a building inspection. Website has links to both forms or they can be requested by telephone. Tenant must first contact landlord or building owner in an effort to resolve the issue before filing unsafe building complaints.

Provides a variety of core services in the communities it serves, including emergency support and assistance for low-income families and individuals in crisis. Other services include problem-solving support, employment goal setting, budget counseling, tenant-landlord mediation, emergency food services, and emergency assistance with other basic needs such as utility payment assistance. Also provides assistance with filling out benefit program applications and other forms.

Offers resources to help find treatment for eating disorders

Provides free car seats to eligible low-income families. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician available to provide car seat checks and installation assistance by appointment to any caregiver in Windham County.

Encourages caregivers to practice good self-care and assists them in learning about resources that provide respite and enhance caregiving. This program also uses teaching strategies to reduce the stress of caregiving, work successfully with challenging behaviors, and develop good boundary-setting skills.