Provides workshops and groups to assist individuals with their relationship with food while connecting with a community of like-minded individuals.

Offers presentations about the causes, implications, and solutions to hunger and food insecurity in Vermont. Customized presentations are available to audiences of all ages. Presentations are available in virtual, hybrid, and In-Person format. Fill out online form for presentation request.

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.

Provides an infrastructure for developing and maintaining a statewide mental health peer support workforce. Evaluates statewide peer workforce needs, facilitates awareness and participation by providing resources and information to peer support workers, and ensures the availability of peer support worker training. Training is available online and in person.

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.

Offers a Resource library that includes a variety of downloadable books, toolkits, and reports, on various topics of importance to the autistic community such as: accessibility resources,self-advocacy resources, and acceptance resources.

Provides shelter and care for surrendered and stray animals, including dogs, cats, and other small furry pets. Facilitates pet adoptions, matching shelter animals with appropriate households. Also offers low-cost microchip clinics, volunteer opportunities, dog training, and educational programs on pet care.

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 technical assistance on disability rights and policies to individuals, organizations, state agencies, and advocacy groups. Supports community education and statewide advocacy efforts on disability-related issues. Office is no longer open for in person visits.

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.

Provides national advocacy, public education, and outreach programs, as well as support resources through regional and local chapters. Provides an online find-a-chapter location map and contact information. Telephone for National Office. The only chapter in Vermont is in Dorset. Email for Vermont's Dorset Chapter.

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.

Provides information how to create a safe sleeping environment for infants.

Offers parenting support and education services including playgroups, training sessions, resources information, and referrals.

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 meetings. They offer Narcan.

Offers one-on-one and group HIV prevention education and support, prevention supplies and materials, peer outreach program, and HIV-positive speakers bureau.

Provides financial and technical assistance to income-eligible landlords and homeowners in Vermont to reduce the risk of lead poisoning caused by lead-based paint hazards. VHCB also provides lead information for parents, homeowners, renters, landlords and contractors via the LeadSafeVermont website; offers a free guide to lead paint safety for painting, home maintenance, and renovation; and provides free trainings on lead paint safety for rental property owners, managers and contractors.

Provides technical assistance to schools and other organizations to help ensure that schools understand and comply with federal and state laws and regulations related to providing special education services. Consultants also work with parents to offer a due process procedure if they have concerns about the services offered to their children. Online Parental Resources available, including Autism Spectrum Disorders Fact Sheets, Procedure for Complaints Information, and Mediation Information and Services

Provides assistive technology (AT) device demonstrations, trainings, as well as information and assistance regarding AT devices and services, funding resources, and other disability-related topics. People can check out loans online, and have the item mailed to them. The program also offers public awareness via informational displays and equipment demonstrations at outreach events, and technical assistance regarding AT to agencies and programs.

Provides essential legal services for survivors of gender-based violence who need legal support with immigration and/or family law. Legal services include assistance in divorce and parenting matters for survivors, consultations to assess an individual's eligibility for humanitarian immigration status or for other benefits under U.S. immigration law and provides legal assistance to eligible survivors. The law protects migrants who are victims of domestic violence/ sexual assault crimes including human trafficking, or who have suffered persecution before fleeing their home country. Services also include direct advice and referrals to individuals and organizations. They also offers workshops for entities that have contact with immigrants, such as medical centers and health clinics, public school English Language Learning educators, law enforcement, and social service providers.

Provides an online pediatric health resource library where up-to-the-minute information that is specific to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults is maintained and made available to professionals and parents.

Offers a variety of services aimed at keeping families connected when a parent is incarcerated, including case management and coordination of family care plans. The program also facilitates opportunities for incarcerated parents to communicate with their children, including individual and group visits in the child-friendly Kids-A-Part visiting space. Case management for families/caregivers in the community include financial support to facilitate visitation. Services also include statewide education and advocacy to community members and groups working with children.

Provides an online scam tracking map as well as a helpline for individuals to report scams and fraud, and to see what has been reported in their area. Also provides fraud prevention resources such as tip sheets, podcast, and videos on how scams work and how to recognize and avoid common scams.

Provides dementia-informed education through live and virtual formats. Education includes understanding dementia, managing behaviors, and improving quality of life.

Conducts workshops and discussions on issues of racial justice, which can be presented at schools, community groups, private businesses, local governments, and to private individuals. Additionally, The Peace & Justice Center (PJC) hosts speakers, films, workshops, and annual events related to racial justice.