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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.

Offers apprenticeships in the following areas: Certified Public Bookkeeper, Manufacturing Production Technician, Medical Assisting, Medical Records Assistant, and Pharmacy Technician. All offerings pair credit-bearing classes with on-the-job learning.

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, chores and yard work, and homemaker assistance. Also provides medical equipment loans, as well as a modest home heating assistance fund.

Offers ongoing support groups. Groups provide emotional support, information, and resources to help participants process and heal from their experiences.

Offers a 12 step recovery program for individuals affected by growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional family. Also provides information about dates, times, and locations of meetings.

Provides holistic care services to all community members that may include the following Nursing, Behavioral Health and Physical Health Coaching services: Nutrition education, exercise education and counseling, short-term behavioral counseling, Diabetes education, individual health coaching, medication management, weight management-individual and group support, senior social isolation groups, Senior/ Disabled medical wellness home visits, smoking cessation, Advanced Directives, Fall Safety assessments, medical transportation and dental solutions. Grace Cottage's Community Health Team also provides a Resource Advocate who will assist with completing applications for the following services and assistance: health insurance (VT Health Connect and Medicare and Medicare D comparisons), SSDI/SSI, and prescription costs, as well as application assistance for housing, food, and utilities.

Provides safety information regarding smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and fireworks.

Provides volunteer opportunities on local farms collecting and distributing what farmers can't sell. The food is distributed to local community food programs.

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

Provides rehabilitative therapies including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology to help individuals recovering from surgery, stroke, or illness. Also provides pediatric rehabilitative therapies.

Provides a drop-in community center that offers opportunities to socialize and to access support for help with acquiring supported employment, access to education and housing, peer support, and opportunities to explore holistic health and wellness. Also provides packed meals to go. During the winter months, the center offers extended hours to provide a warm space for individuals to congregate until the overnight shelter opens its doors.

Provides community food shelf services, including shelf-stable items and fresh produce (as available). Clothing and personal care items may also be available depending on donations.

Provides flexibly scheduled and routed door-to-door (or curb-to-curb) transportation services. Coordinates and provides non-emergency medical transportation to health and wellness appointments, including for individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid or Senior Rides transportation programs. Offers transportation for individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorder to support groups, job training and access, recovery centers, drug testing, and other services. Provides transportation service to and from areas outside of the Northeast Kingdom and the state, provided the client prepays the negotiated cost of the trip(s). Offers volunteer driver opportunities.

Provides confidential, client-directed information and assistance in gaining access to government and community programs including housing, transportation, Meals on Wheels, congregate meals, food stamps, Medicaid, health-care insurance, legal services, adult day services, hoarding issues, and mental health services. Options Counseling is also available to enable older adults to maintain independence. Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.

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.

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

Evaluates children's health needs, talks with parents about preventive health care, makes referrals to health care providers, and assures that access occurs and follow-up treatment is received. Provides an online information/education resource library on children's health needs.

Provides public awareness and education to promote community wellness and to reduce substance use and abuse, with an emphasis on youth substance use prevention. Collaborates with other wellness programs, youth-serving organizations, schools, and communities to help them promote healthy behaviors and reduce health risks.

Provides information about foster care and coordinates support and resources for foster parents of children in State of Vermont custody.

Provides transitional housing to men and women leaving incarceration and transitioning to the community. Dismas is a supportive community and substance-free environment where former prisoners and students live together with volunteer involvement from the greater community.

Offers the services of specially trained caregivers, including priests and professional counselors, to provide post-abortion counseling regardless of the faith tradition of the individuals.

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. As the Public Inebriate Program's designated agency, provides assessment and placement of individuals requiring medically monitored detoxification. The "public inebriate bed" provides an alternative for those detained by the police for public intoxication who would otherwise be placed in protective custody.

Provides on demand service without program guidelines. Passengers can request trips to anywhere in the designated service area for any reason, including shopping, medical, lunch, beauty shop, or to visit a friend. Offers RCT Rides, a mobile app for scheduling rides.

Provides a post-secondary educational option offering two-year Associates Degree programs and Certificate Programs at twelve regional Academic Centers, as well as through the Center for Online Learning. Classes may be online or in-person.

Provides community food shelf services. Personal care items may be available depending on donations. Also offers seasonal Farm to Family coupons that can be used at farmers markets and farm stands, and free seed packets for summer garden plantings. Provides fixings for Thanksgiving at Newport and St. Johnsbury food shelves. Helps individuals and families apply for food benefits.