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Provides monthly payments to adults and children with a disability or blindness who have income and resources below specific financial limits. SSI payments are also made to people age 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial qualifications. Payments are meant to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. Also provides a way to file complaints.

Provides loans and/or grants to municipalities and nonprofit organizations to purchase or expand community facilities and equipment, including public services like hospitals, libraries, fire/police stations and schools, water and waste management, and local food systems. Also provides disaster relief funding for communities and organizations impacted by catastrophes.

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 provided on line and is also published in flyer form. Topics may include movement and exercise, nutrition, chronic disease self-management, and health/disease specific support group meetings.

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 assistance for people who need housing including information and guidance about rental costs; how to select affordable housing that meets individual needs; and how to provide for insurance, utility costs, and other requirements related to paying for housing. Coordinates with other providers in the community to help individuals and families obtain or maintain housing. May offer limited financial assistance with rent, rental deposit, and other payments. Also provides information on tenant rights and responsibilities.

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.

Handles adoptions, regular guardianships, emancipation of minors, death and marriage records, the establishment of decedents' wills, the settlement of decedents' estates, and decisions relating to the administration of the estates of minors and individuals adjudged to be incompetent to manage their own affairs. Also handles trusts and name changes. Offers to file wills for safekeeping.

Provides individualized, comprehensive, outpatient treatment services that address both the users' needs and the needs of those affected by the individual's substance use disorder. 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.

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 assistance for people who need housing including information and guidance about rental costs; how to select affordable housing that meets individual needs; and how to provide for insurance, utility costs, and other requirements related to paying for housing. Coordinates with other providers in the community to help individuals and families obtain or maintain housing. May offer limited financial assistance with rent, rental deposit, and other payments. Also provides information on tenant rights and responsibilities.

Provides a way to search online for physicians, dentists, and other practitioners who accept Medicaid. Search can be by type of practitioner (search under Specialty) or by name of specific practitioner.

Provides monthly cash assistance to low-income households in which a person's care or services are essential to an elderly or disabled person's remaining in his or her home. Benefit can be directly deposited into a bank account, or put onto an EBT card.

Provides representation to individuals in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections. Provides representation to juveniles in delinquency proceedings, and to parties in juvenile proceedings including children in need of care and supervision (CHINS) and termination of parental rights cases. Individuals in extradition, probation or parole revocation proceedings are also represented.

Provides a physician-supported online tool that educates about birth control and a specialized information and referral line for women. Additional online services include a birth control information clearinghouse, a health center locator for finding local providers, an online locator for finding providers that deliver birth control to the home, a secure private portal that provides office appointment and birth control maintenance reminders, as well as information about emergency contraception.

Provides an online method for filing a compliment or a complaint about a member of the Bristol Police Department. Information submitted can be anonymous.

Provides an alternative to cash and "open pay" (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Debit/Credit Card) bus fare payment. Ride Ready by GMT is a mobile app for smart phones and also can be used to pay for a Ride Ready by GMT Smart Card. Funds can be added to the app and/or card.

Provides a weekday warming and drop in center. Offers a hot breakfast and snacks, as well as meals to go. Also provides supplies such as clothing and hygiene products, plus referrals to housing/emergency housing resources and other services, as well as interim case management. Accepts clothing donations in good condition. Allows well-behaved pets.

Provides a victim assistance referral helpline, as well as information and helpful links to resources on crime and victimization. Offers materials on issues ranging from teen victims, survivors of violence against women, victims of stalking, crime victims considering a civil lawsuit, coping with trauma and grief, to provider trainings.

Handles cases including evictions, foreclosures, breach of contract, land disputes, orders of protection for victims of stalking and sexual assault, medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. The Civil Division also includes Small Claims Courts, in which individuals represent themselves in disputes involving damages of $5,000 or less. Appeals from the Probate Division are heard in the Civil Division. Also may provide passport application service.

Allows for an individual or organization that receives Social Security and/or SSI payments and who cannot manage their own money to name a representative to assist with direct management of their benefits. The Social Security Administration assists individuals in finding a representative payee, as well as manages the application process for individuals and organization looking to become representative payees.

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.

Offers Vermont high school students the opportunity to enroll full time at any of CCV’s 12 locations during the fall and spring of their senior year for a combined total of 8-10 classes (24+ credits). Credits apply to both high school completion and college. Classes may be online or in-person.

Provides year-round shelter to single adults experiencing homelessness, as well as on-site services such as shower and laundry facilities for guests. Dinner and a grab and go breakfast are provided; pets are accepted on a case by case basis. During the day can be utilized as a warming center on cold temperature days.

Provides consulting and support services for Vermont public libraries, support for statewide library networks, including interlibrary loans, library services for the blind and physically disabled, continuing education for librarians, state government information by telephone and website for the general public, support for general public research needs, including pro se legal, grant and genealogy information, access to historical and current newspapers published in Vermont, and access to historical documents of Vermont state government and the federal government.

Coordinates community-based, professionally facilitated open play times offered to children and their grown-ups.