Community Resources
Your community is here for you.
Navigating the social and civic program marketplace can be overwhelming. That's why we've created this list of community resources within Central Vermont to help you access all of the great programs and services available to you. Let's get you where you need to be.
Also remember that there is a comprehensive resource-connection service that you can access by dialing 2-1-1 on any phone.
Housing-Related Services
- Good Samaritan Haven (homeless shelter)
- Capstone Community Action
- Barre Housing Authority
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Montpelier Housing Authority
- Vermont Housing Finance Association (VHFA)
- Vermont State Housing Authority
Children and Families
- Washington County Youth Service Bureau
- Family Center of Washington County
- Child Care Financial Assistance
- Find a Child Care Provider
- Child Development Resources
- Good Beginnings of Vermont
- Green Mountain United Way
- Fuel Assistance
- Reach Up
- Vermont Spay Neuter Incentive Program (VSNIP)
- Department of Children and Families Weatherization Program
Food Resources
Domestic Violence
- Agency of Human Services Policy on Domestic Violence
- CIRCLE
- VT Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Vermont Law Help (Relief from Abuse)
Mental Health
Elder Care
- Central Vermont Council on Aging
- Central Vermont Home, Health & Hospice (CVHHH)
- 3SquaresVT for 60+
- Meals on Wheels (through VCIL)
- Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)
Substance Use Disorder
- Vermont CARES
- Turning Point Center of Central Vermont
- Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences (VTARR)
- National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR)
- Hub and Spoke: Vermont’s Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System
- Vermont Recovery Network
- Vermont Foundation for Recovery
- Vermont Association for Mental Health & Addiction Recovery
- Words Matter: How Language Choice Can Reduce Stigma (pdf)
- American Hospital Association: Behavioral Health-Combating Stigma
- Recovery Champions, a recovery program
