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Provides an online resource center that explains the development and capabilities of children birth to age three and the importance of play as the foundation of early child development and learning, guides intentional teaching practices that address the uniqueness of each child, and contributes to a shared language and public awareness around the importance of high quality early childhood education and experiences. Includes an online calendar of trainings and events.

Provides technical and financial assistance regarding lead and lead hazards. Primarily a childhood lead poisoning prevention program. Eligible residents can apply for grants and interest-free deferred loans for the payment of lead hazards reduction work. Many free services are available regardless of eligibility for or enrollment in the Burlington Lead Prevention program.

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

Provides information and education about depression and suicide to the public. Promotes professional education for the recognition and treatment of depressed and suicidal individuals and supports programs for suicide survivor treatment, research and education.

Provides information about climate change and health. Cold weather topics include shoveling and heart attacks, what to do if the power goes out, and wood stove safety. Hot weather topics include heat safety tips and heat illnesses. Also provides a searchable map of indoor cooling centers.

Provides information about child care providers, such as when they became licensed, if they are accredited or have a STARS rating, and if they've had any licensing violations in the past year. Also provides a way to voice a concern about a provider (for example, they are unregulated, there is lack of supervision or too many children, unqualified or not enough staff, inappropriate guidance and discipline, unsafe environment), or make a formal complaint about a child care provider.

Provides online consumer safety education materials and resources such as videos, brochures and posters, on a variety of topics such as: carbon monoxide poisoning prevention, battery safety and home generator safety.

Offers technical assistance on disability rights and policies to individuals with disabilities, as well as to organizations, state agencies, and advocacy groups. Assists with local and statewide education and advocacy on disability issues.

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.

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.

Fields housing discrimination complaints. People with credible issues covered by fair housing law are then referred to the Vermont Human Rights Commission, HUD, or Vermont Legal Aid, as appropriate. Also provides public advocacy, outreach, and education on fair housing issues, including publishing information, such as the Guide to Fair Housing for Families in Vermont, and conducting trainings and workshops about fair housing law.

Provides outreach to those at highest risk for contracting or transmitting HIV infection by offering condoms, safer sex information, HIV and Hep C testing, health and addiction treatment referrals, syringe exhange services, and case management.

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.

Advocates for public policies that promote the well-being of children, youth, and their families. Provides periodic e-newsletters, issue briefs, data reports, fact sheets, and legislative agendas to educate the public on issues affecting Vermont's children and youth.

Provides a public information campaign geared toward cultivating community and professional "gatekeepers" prepared to respond to suicide risk and warning signs. Provides Umatter professional development trainings for schools and communities, and leadership training for youth. Offers a website geared to youth to help themselves or someone else.

Provides location information for Vermont needle exchange sites whose programs help prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other blood borne infectious diseases by providing new, sterile syringes and other sterile injection supplies to needle users in exchange for used ones. Provides information about proper disposal of syringes and other sharps. Provides the public with prevention information to reduce the risk of transmission of blood borne infectious diseases.

Provides strength based psychotherapy services including play and various group therapies both in area schools and in Waterbury and Waitsfield offices. Also offers resource and referral information, free consultations, parenting education and prevention training.

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 a peer-run helpline for treatment referrals, and support with general questions or concerns about eating disorders. Helpline is operated by trained volunteers. Also offers online resources about eating disorders and related topics.

Provides a LGBTQIA2S+ Community Center dedicated to creating a safe, loving, and joyful home away from home. Focus on providing engagement, education, resources, and services that can uplift and strengthen the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

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. Also provides a community health vending machine which dispenses harm reduction and hygiene supplies located outside on the center's grounds.

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 centralized coordination of substance use treatment and recovery services via a statewide, confidential resource information and referral line, an online self-screening tool, and online resource directory for finding substance use treatment facilities and recovery support services. Trained specialists help callers understand the treatment system and their options. Referrals are made to appropriate available resources.

Provides information, guidance and assistance that supports the ability of family member caregivers to make decisions and solve problems relating to their responsibility of raising children in situations where the birth parents are unable or unwilling to provide for their care. Provides respite grants to kinship caregivers.