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Allows for discounted outings to local restaurants. Eligible individuals make a $5 donation to receive a ticket to dine at participating establishments.

Provides volunteer assistance to individuals who are in need of general household repairs and cannot afford to have paid contractors repair their homes.

Repairs or replaces the home's PRIMARY source of heat. This may include a boiler, electric heater, fireplace, furnace, heat pump, pellet stove, or wood stove. Provides help with application for service.

Provides low-cost spay and neuter services for dogs and cats (Spay/Neuter Assistance Program or SNAP). Also offers Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) services, working with individuals or groups of community members who care for community cat colonies. Second Chance will provide traps for individual/group to trap and transport cats to the shelter where they will be spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and ear-tipped before being picked up and released back to their home territory.

Provides information about Medicare, determines eligibility for Medicare, and accepts applications for enrollment in Medicare. Also provides a way to get a replacement of a lost or stolen Medicare card.

Provides safe, confidential, temporary emergency shelter and supportive services.

Provides reimbursement for transportation for individuals who have used public transportation or have car pooled or van pooled to commute to work and who need alternative transportation to get home because of disruption in their commuting arrangements. Causes of disruption included can be a family emergency or an unexpected requirement to work overtime. Guaranteed Ride Home reimburses travel fees up to $70.

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.

Sponsors a weekly community supper. Also provides a Christmas lunch on Christmas Day.

Issues Vermont's Disabled Plates and Windshield Placards that allow individuals to park in designated spaces in public areas or in front of their homes. Also allows parking for unlimited periods of time in time limit zones as well as parking in metered parking areas without paying fees.

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

Provides shelter for animals who have been abandoned, abused or surrendered by their owners. Services include animal adoption, pet food pantry, spay/neuter services, community education about pet care, and reporting of cruelty and neglect of animals to local authorities.

Provides rental assistance to help individuals live in safe and decent housing of their choice.

Offers a 12 Step recovery program for individuals who wish to stop the compulsive behavior of drinking. Also provides information about dates, times, and locations of meetings.

Provides a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and 24-hour emergency care. Services include 24-hour physician staffed emergency room services, diagnostic imaging, general medical and surgical services, lab testing, blood supply services, hospital-based outpatient services, disease specific treatment, pain management, adult and children's services. UVM is a Level One Trauma Center.

Supports the successful re-entry into the community of people released from incarceration through Circles of Support and Accountability (COSAs). COSAs are made up of citizen volunteers who work with participants to help them learn to manage the challenges of everyday life, be accountable for their actions and become responsible community members. Volunteer coordinators may help establish links to employment, housing, transportation, and benefit programs.

Provides non-emergency air transportation in private aircraft by volunteer pilots so children and adults may access lifesaving medical diagnosis and treatment. Provides flights of compassion by helping family members reach critically ill, injured, or dying family members.

Provides individualized, comprehensive, outpatient treatment services that address both the users' needs and the needs of those affected by the users' addictions. Groups are gender and trauma specific and are designed to build relapse prevention skills. 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.

Partners with senior meal sites and senior centers to provide hot, nutritious, noontime meals. Home-delivered meals are often available for those who are unable to reach a meal site because of illness or frailty.

Outlines a step-by-step approach to advance care planning, including appointment of a health care agent, documentation of health care goals and treatment priorities (living wills), and consideration of medical orders to limit treatment at the end of life. Trainings and presentations are available for health care professionals, health care facilities, and community groups.

Provides occasional nursing and rehabilitative therapies in the patient's home. Skilled Nursing Services include nursing care, case management, and client and family education. Provides clients with social workers who offer coordination of community services and resources, client and family counseling, and navigating the health care system. Licensed Nursing Assistants provide home health assistance, including personal care assistance, light housekeeping, and help with normal daily living activities.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items, cleaning products, paper products, and pet food may be available depending on donations. Also offers a Food Table with fresh fruit, vegetables, and bread.

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 education and resources to prevent injuries of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults to the general public. Focuses primarily on unintentional injury prevention through education, media initiatives, participation in safety fairs as well as other local injury prevention efforts. Provides safe child passenger seat installation information and child seat inspection location information.

Provides a personal line of credit that can be used for health care, dental care, or veterinary care. There is no interest ONLY IF ALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS ARE PAID ON TIME. Promotional periods vary based on dollar amount charged. If the balance is not paid by the end of the promotional period, the whole amount of interest accrued will be owed.