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| Child Care Resource | |
| Location: | 28 Commerce St., Williston 05495 |
| Contact: | Kathie Mercia, Dir. of Resource & Referral 863-3367 x16 |
| Description: | Provides detailed information to help parents choose quality child care. Reviews subsidy assistance eligibility of clients. |
| Cost: | FREE referrals. Call for details. |
| King Street Youth Center | |
| Location: | 87 King St., P.O. Box 1615, Burlington 05401 |
| Schedule: | Call for details. |
| Contact: | Vicky Smith 862-6736 |
| Description: |
Community-based agency offering a variety of children, youth and
family services. Promotes
personal and social wellness through educational, recreational and social
programs.
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| Cost: | All programs free with the exception of full day child care. |
| McClure Multigenerational Center | |
| Burlington Children Space & Champlain Senior Center | |
| Location: | 241 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington 05401 |
| Description: | The McClure Multigenerational Center houses both the Champlain Senior Center and the Burlington Children's Space in two separate wings, under one roof. Intergenerational programs include, storytelling, shared art and cooking classes, the All Age Percussion Ensemble and the New Visions Dance Group. |
| Burlington Children's Space (BCS): |
The Burlington Children's Space is a licensed, nonprofit child care center
that uses a play-based developmental approach to focus on and support the
individual child. BCS offers:
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| Hours of operation: |
Monday
through Friday, 7:30am to 9:30pm Saturday, 8:00am to 6:30pm Sunday, 9:30am to 6:30pm |
| Contact: | Marty Derda, Executive Director 658-1500 |
| Cost: | Sliding scale fees, call for details. |
| Champlain Senior Center (CSC): |
The center exists to provide nutritional, educational, recreational and
social programs and activities to people 60 years of age and older, regardless of their
social or economic status. The many
programs include:
Door-to-door transportation is provided to and from the center in special, lift-equipped vans. Vans operate six days a week, call to make reservations. |
| Hours of operation: |
Monday
through Thursday, 9:00am to 4:00pm Friday, 9:00am to 2:00pm |
| Contact: | Syndi Zook, Executive Director 658-3585 |
| Cost: | FREE |
| Sara Holbrook Community Center | |
| Location: | 66 North Ave., Burlington 05401 |
| Schedule: | Call for details. |
| Contact: | Leisa Pollander, Executive Director 862-0080 |
| Description: |
Offers a variety of community services:
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| Cost: | Preschool classes - $7.00 per week After school program - $10.00 per year Summer camp - $5.00 per session (3 offered) Teen nights & Summer English Instruction - FREE |
| Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services | |
| Location: | 103 South Main St. - Ladd Hall, Waterbury 05671-2001 |
| Contact: | (800) 750-1213 VT Only or (802) 241-1250 |
| Description: | The Victim’s Compensation Program provides limited financial assistance to victims of a violent crime who have experienced an unreimbursed financial loss as the direct result of a crime. Call for eligibility requirements and program details. |
| Cost: | FREE |
| Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program | |
| Location: | Ft. Ethan Allen, 1700 Hegeman Ave., Colchester 05446 |
| Schedule: | Tuesday through Friday, 9:30am to 11:00am |
| Contact: | Mike Farabaugh, Coordinator 654-1704 |
| Description: | Child care offered to parents taking English for Speakers of Other Languages classes. Children participate in a casual classroom setting while parents are in class. |
| Cost: | FREE |
| Visiting Nurse Association, Family Room, H. O. Wheeler School | |
| Family Partnership Parent Child Center | |
| Location: | H. O. Wheeler School, 6 Archibald St., Burlington 05401 |
| Schedule: | Call for details. |
| Contact: | Lisa Simon, VNA Family Room Director 860-4420 |
| Description: |
Family-centered, community-based organization offering:
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| Cost: | FREE |
| Women Helping Battered Women | |
| Location: | P.O. Box 1535, Burlington 05402 |
| Schedule: | Hotline available 24 hours/day, 7days/week. |
| Contact: |
Hotline 658-1996 Office 658-3131 |
| Description: |
Women Helping Battered Women is committed to ending violence against
women and children. We believe
family violence reflects the greater violence against women and other minorities
in our society. Comprehensive
services offered:
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| Cost: | FREE |
| Women’s Rape Crisis Center (WRCC) | |
| Location: | P.O. Box 92, Burlington 05402 |
| Schedule: | Hotline available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. |
| Contact: | Hotline 863-1236
Chittenden Cty. or (800) 489-7273 VT Only Office 864-0555 |
| Description: |
WRCC is committed to offering short term counseling and advocacy for
survivors of sexual assault, rape and childhood sexual abuse. We are an accessible organization to people of all
cultures, races, physical and mental abilities, incomes, age and sexual
orientations. Services
include:
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| Cost: | FREE |
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