Resources

Department of Children & Families (DCF):

• Economic Services Division _{^{(ESD) (3SquaresVT, Essential Person, Fuel Assistance & Reach Up)}}  800-479-6151
• Family Services Division _^(FSD) 802-241-2131
• Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline 800-649-5285
• Child care helpline   800-649-2642
• WIC  800-649-4357
• Children’s Integrated Services _^(CIS)       802-860-4426

Charities

• Salvation Army   802-864-6991
• St. Ann, Milton   802-893-2487
• Catholic Charities    802-658-6110
• J.U.M.P. _{^{(Joint Urban Ministry Project) (helps with food/ gas /utilities / laundry)}} located in Burlington            802-862-4511
• St. Joseph’s House _{^{(Laundry Vouchers, Clothing Vouchers, Photo IDs, Bus Passes)}} located in Burlington       802-951-4290

Abuse and Mental Health Services

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline _{^{(Formally known as National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)}} 9-8-8
• BAART Program (Adult drug rehab)   802-370-3545
• First Call    802-488-7777
• HOPE works (sexual Violence)  802-863-1236
• SAMHSA’s National Helpline _{^{(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services)}}   800-662-4357
• Veteran Crisis Line    800-273-8255
• Howard Center      802-488-6000
• National Domestic Abuse    800-799-7233
• FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention _^(CBCAP)    friendsnrc.org
• Addiction Center addictioncenter.com
• KidSafe Collaborative of Chittenden County      802-863-9626
• Turning Point Center of Chittenden County   802-861-3150
• DayOne _{^{(UVM Medical Substance Abuse Program)}} uvmhealth.org (802) 847-3333
• Rehab Spot     rehabspot.com
• Addiction to alcohol
• Social Media Addiction And Suicide

Veterans

• American Legion (802) 223-7131 vtlegion.org
• Veterans of Foreign Wars (802) 223-5368 vfwvt.org
• VVA’s ^{_{(Vietnam Veterans of America)}} Vermont State Council (802) 447-0407
• Military Benefits Association (802) 524-2267
• Disabled American Veterans (802) 334-6136
• Friends of Veteran (802) 296-1567 fovvtnh.org
• Mesothelioma VA Benefits mesotheliomaveterans.org

Seniors

• Age Well _{^{(VT Senior Helpline)}} 800-642-5119
• Social Security Administration _{^{(Lakeside Ave, Burlington)}}  877-840-5776
• Caring.com (_{^{Resources for seniors and their caregivers, Assistant living, adult daycare, memory care, and more)}} caring.com

Housing

• Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity _^(CVOEO) cvoeo.org   802-862-2771
• Chittenden Community Action ^{_{(housing assistance)}}      802-863-6248 X 4
• COTS Family Shelters _{^{(24 hours)}}                   802-864-2651
• Lifeline _{^{(Low income phone service)}} 800-775-0507
• ReSOURCE _{^{(furniture, household goods, kitchenware, appliances)}}     802-846-4015
• Home Health & Hospice _{^{(Formally Visiting Nurse Association)}} uvmhomehealth.org 802-658-190
• Affordable Connectivity Program (_{^{discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households}}) affordableconnectivity.gov

Parenting/Adoption

• Vermont Kin as Parents _{^{(support for non-bio parents raising kids including respite care, legal services, financial assistance)}}  vkap.org  802-871-5104
• Circle of Parents/ Prevent Child Abuse VT 802-229-5724
• Lund Family Center    lundvt.org

Birth-5-year olds

• National Head Start Association    nhsa.org
• Childcare Resource     863-3367, Option 3
• National Association for the Education of Young Children _^(NAEYC)   naeyc.org
• Zero to Three      zerotothree.org
• Vermont Parent-Child Center Network vtparentchildcenternetwork.org

Milton, VT

• Milton Community Youth Coalition _^(MCYC)  miltonyouth.org 802-893-1009
• Milton Recreation Department 802-893-4922
• Milton Town School District ^_(MTSD) mtsd-vt.org 802-893-5400

Education

• Vermont Agency of Education     education.vermont.gov
• Vermont Adult Learning  802-846-7245
• Birth Injury Resources: Special Education Resources