Funded Partners

COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDS FOR 2011:

Economic Advancement:

  • AWARE
    Project: Economic Empowerment
  • Central Vermont Adult Basic Education
    Project: Career Readiness Training for Licensed Nursing Assistant Trainees
  • Central Vermont Community Action Council
    Project: Financial Literacy
  • Family Center of Washington County
    Project: Job Training Program
  • ReSOURCE
    Project: ReTRAIN YouthBuild Barre

Healthy Living:

  • Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Vermont
    Project: Local Foods Initiative
  • Central Vermont Medical Center
    Project: Outweighing the Odds Together - Weight Management
  • Food Works at Two Rivers
    Project: Growing Hope
  • Green Mountain Vermont Farm-To-School
    Project: Growing Healthy Kids, Sprouts After-School Program
  • Siskin Ecological Adventures
    Project: Kids in Motion

Education (Early Learning):

  • Clara Martin Center
    Project: Children's Upstream Prevention Services (CUPS)
  • Four Seasons of Early Learning
    Project: Summer Program at Four Seasons of Early Learning
  • Good Beginnings of Central Vermont
    Project: Home Visiting
  • Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA)
    Project: Partnering with Families with Young Children to Ensure Social and Emotional Skills at Home to Improve School Readiness
  • Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
    Project: Caring for Kids'Social/Emotional Readiness for School

MEMBER AGENCIES:

Aid to Women, Men & Children in Abuse and Rape Emergencies (AWARE)

88 High St., P. O. Box 307
Hardwick, VT 05843
802-472-6463

Program: AWARE offers victim support and services, education, and 24-hour emergency hotline assistance to address domestic and sexual violence in our community.

Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Vermont

1161 Portland St.
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
(also has Newport and Hardwick locations)
800-642-5119; 802-748-5182; 802-334-2190.

Program: Provides information, assistance and support for adults age 60 and older (and their families) to remain healthy and independent.

Central VT Council on Aging

30 Washington St.
Barre, VT 05641
800-642-5119

Program: Supports individuals age 60 and over to stay independent through case management, nutrition and other services.

Clara Martin Center

P. O. Box G
Randolph, VT 05060
802-728-4466

Program: A community based, non-profit agency, providing outpatient behavioral health care services to adults, children and families, for substance abuse and other mental health related illnesses.

Family Center of Washington County

383 Sherwood Drive
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-262-3292

Program: Fosters positive growth and development of young children and families, offering safe, nurturing services for children, families and service providers.

Foster Grandparent Program

802-223-8128

Program: Provides limited income adults 60 years and older with rewarding volunteer roles working with children and youth in a variety of community settings.

Girl Scout Council of the Green and White Mountains

79 Allen Martin Dr.
Essex Junction, VT 05452-3400
802-878-7131
Fax: 802-878-3943
info@girlscoutsgwm.org

Program: Committed to building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

Good Beginnings of Central Vermont

1406 West Hill Rd.
Northfield, VT 05663
802-485-8430

Program: Volunteer mothers of all ages offer ongoing support, community resources, education, and advocacy through weekly home visits to parents of birth and adopted babies in central Vermont.

Good Samaritan Haven

105 N. Seminary St., P. O. Box 1104
Barre, VT 05641
802-479-2294

Program: Clean and sober temporary emergency overnight homeless shelter. A family and adult community resource for 23 years.

Maple Leaf Farm – From Addiction to Recovery

10 Maple Leaf Rd
Underhill, VT 05489
802-899-2911

Program: Provides medically supervised detoxification services and residential treatment for substance dependency to men and women age 18 and older

Northeast Kingdom Human Services, Inc.

154 Duchess Ave., P. O. Box 724
Newport, VT 05855
(also has location in St. Johnsbury, VT)
802-334-7451

Program: Provides responsive and efficient community-based, consumer-sensitive, recovery- based, mental health, substance abuse and developmental services to residents of the Northeast Kingdom.

Orange County Court Diversion Program

292 VT Rte. 110, P. O. Box 58
Chelsea, VT 05038
802-685-3172

Program: Citizen board members give first time offenders a chance to compensate victims and communities for their offenses and to avoid a criminal record.

Oxbow Senior Independence Program – Adult Day Services

4621 Main St., P. O. Box 25
Newbury, VT 05051

Program: Weekday program serving adults with physical and/or cognitive impairments to facilitate the maintenance or improvement of their current level of independence.

Prevent Child Abuse Vermont

94 Main St., P. O. Box 829
Montpelier, VT 05601 (also an office in St. Johnsbury, VT)
800-CHILDREN; 802-229-5724

Program: Offers twelve free statewide prevention programs, including family support programs and child sexual abuse prevention programs.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and Volunteer Center

for Central Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom (RSVP)
12 Woodridge Rd. – Berlin P. O. Box 433
Barre, VT 05641
(also locations in Lyndonville and Newport, VT)
802-828-4770

Program: Part of a nationwide program whose mission and direct service is to help meet community needs by placing volunteers in area community non-profit organizations.

Vermont Center for Independent Living

11 East State St.
Montpelier, VT 05602
800-639-1522

Program: Empowers Vermonters with disabilities to tear down the barriers that keep them from realizing their potential.

Washington County Diversion Program

73 Main St., Rm. 400, P. O. Box 1026
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-828-0600

Program: Community Justice alternative to court for first-time offenders making amends for offenses. Alcohol Safety Program mandates/monitors interventions for underage alcohol violations.

Washington County Mental Health Services

174 Hospital Loop, P. O. Box 647
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-229-0591

Program: A 24-hour, 7-day per week crisis intervention and assessment program covering all of Washington County and part of Orange County. Services include telephone consultation, assessment for admission to local and statewide residential crisis programs, on-site crisis intervention, referral and follow-up, and critical incident stress debriefing.

Washington County Youth Service Bureau / Boys and Girls Club

P. O. Box 627, 38 Elm St.
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-229-9151
Fax: 802-229-2508
wcysb@youthservicebureau.info

The Bureau provides a wide range of services including youth and family counseling, crisis intervention, support services and out of school programs to empower and enrich the lives of families and youth in Washington County.