Provides case management, advocacy, information, social support, emergency financial assistance, housing assistance, transportation assistance, education, information and referral to social service organizations.

Provides information assistance about services and resources specific to brain injury. Information assistance may include referrals to professionals, assistance in accessing appropriate resources, individual and family advocacy, and brain injury prevention information and education. Visit online resource directory for a list of services provided throughout the state of Vermont.

Provides education and support, including support of individual developmental goals, and transition planning for services after early intervention. Coaches families and early care and education providers around individual child supports. CIS Coordinators assist families in accessing services appropriate to their needs. CIS teams have expertise in social work and family support; maternal/child health and nursing; child development and early intervention; early childhood and family mental health; and specialized child care.

Assists individuals with finding local resources.

Provides a central portal for information about adaptive sports and locations of adaptive sports programs, adaptive equipment, individuals interested in connecting, and resources, including grant sources and vendors. Offers a community of people with spinal cord injuries dedicated to helping each other overcome the barriers to being active.

Offers specialized information and referral to resources about living with ALS, including disability benefits and rights, insurance information, and home modification; ALS Equipment Loan Program focused on high cost durable medical equipment (mobility and ADLs) and augmentative communication needs; supports for newly diagnosed persons and caregivers; advocacy and education conferences; ALS Academy for professionals; information about research and clinical trials; and a newsletter. Equipment Loans: Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm; Days and Hours Vary for other services. Summer hours (Close at 3 pm on Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day)

Provides information, education, support, and advocacy on topics such as hearing loss, audiologists, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and telecommunications equipment through local chapters and state organizations. The program offers online peer-to-peer networking. HLAA also has an active social media presence, on Facebook: (HearingLossAssociation), Twitter: (@HLAA), and Instagram (hearinglossassociation).

Operates community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including military service-related sexual assault counseling, reintegration counseling, and individual, group, marriage, and family counseling. In addition to the hours listed, all Vet Centers maintain non-traditional hours that are specific to each site and can change periodically given local veteran, service member, and family needs. Contact local Vet Center for current schedule.

Helps people with disabilities and their families find the services and supports they need. Offers free and private information on disability rights, programs, and community resources. Also supports organizations and agencies that work with people with disabilities.

Provides free telephone resource navigation by professional resource navigators and oncology social workers. A needs assessment will be conducted in the initial call.

Provides education and support, including support of individual developmental goals, and transition planning for services after early intervention. Coaches families and early care and education providers around individual child supports. CIS Coordinators assist families in accessing services appropriate to their needs. CIS teams have expertise in social work and family support; maternal/child health and nursing; child development and early intervention; early childhood and family mental health; and specialized child care.

Offers a variety of programs and services that support families who have children with special health needs and disabilities. Programs and services include one-to-one matches, support, referrals, sibling support groups, workshops, assistance with accessing health care, information about flexible funding, leadership training for parents and guardians, bullying prevention, family faculty training, and navigating health and disability systems.

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.

Operates community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including military service-related sexual assault counseling, reintegration counseling, and individual, group, marriage, and family counseling. In addition to the hours listed, all Vet Centers maintain non-traditional hours that are specific to each site and can change periodically given local veteran, service member, and family needs. Contact local Vet Center for current schedule.

Works to protect the public's health by effecting changes at the environmental, policy, and systems levels. The goals of the Tobacco Control Program are to prevent youth and adults from becoming tobacco users, to support those looking to quit, and to change the overall acceptance of tobacco use. Provides information about Vermont's Smoke Free Laws: the Clean Indoor Air Act (Act 135) that provides protection from secondhand smoke by banning lit tobacco products in nearly all common areas of indoor public places and the expansion of that protection (Act 108) that restricts the use of e-cigarettes or other vaping devices, defined as tobacco substitutes, wherever smoking is prohibited. Smoking and vaping are not allowed on school grounds, during school events, at licensed childcare facilities, or in vehicles with children seven years old and younger.

Offers a substance free environment for peer support, educational programs, information and referral to needed services, recovery coaching, socializing, recreational activities, and meeting space for a variety of recovery workshops and meetings. They offer Narcan.

Teaches skills of daily living, Braille and other communication skills, and use of adaptive equipment and mobility aids. The program also helps teens with transitioning out of high school into adult life. Also offers a summer camp program. Parents receive information about helpful resources and literature, as well as answers to questions concerning their child's growth and development. Educators can obtain textbooks in Braille or in large print. Online "Referral" form is for person assisting the client; Donations of relevant items accepted, call ahead.

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 low vision services, including evaluation, information and referral, peer support groups, and instruction on adaptive techniques and aides for daily living. Transportation and Braille transcription services are also available. Offers volunteer opportunities for driving, errand assistance, and reading. Services can take place in home, at a central training site, or in a group setting at 11 different locations throughout Vermont.

Provides advocacy and support through information and referral, education and awareness programs, and local service officers. There are local chapters in Bennington, Brattleboro, Bristol, Chester, Fairfax, Essex Junction, Rutland, and Saint Albans. Local service officers are located in Bennington, Colchester, Montpelier, and White River Junction.

Administers programs that assist families with children with developmental disabilities, including those on the autism spectrum. Works with community agencies, support groups, and government departments to address system issues, enhance service delivery, and develop or provide training.

Provides access to service options that help older adults remain in their homes. Also provides a registered nurse for home health services. Other services may be available.

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. Also provides an online "Bedsider Provider" birth control resource center for providers.

Offers a substance free environment for peer support, educational programs, information and referral to needed services, recovery coaching, socializing, recreational activities, and meeting space for a variety of recovery workshops and meetings. They offer Narcan.

Provides confidential, client-directed assistance in gaining access to government and community programs including housing, transportation, Meals on Wheels, senior meals, food stamps, Medicaid, health insurance, rebates, adult day services, hoarding issues, and mental health services. Options Counseling is also available to enable older adults to maintain independence.