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General Information
Crisis or Emergency
Parenting Information and Resources
Early Childhood Resources and Information
Health and Safety Resources
Food, Heat and Transportation
211 (just call it!) or
www.vermont211.org
Find services and supports available to Chittenden County residents and all
across the state.
www.screendoor.vermont.gov
Enter and find out what VT state programs you are eligible for!
First Call for Children and Families 488-7777
Call day or night if your family is having a crisis.
Poison Control Center 1-800-222-1222
Call with questions and find out what to do about poisons.
Women Helping Battered Women Hotline: 658-1996 / General
number:1-800-228-7395
Counseling, support groups, referrals, temporary shelter and housing services, legal advocacy.
Women’s Rape Crisis Center Hotline: 863-1236 (24 hours)
Services for survivors of rape and child sexual abuse.
Breastfeeding support (see
Health and Safety Resources below)
Call for help: Prevent Child Abuse VT 1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-244-5373)
"Who ever said being a parent is easy?" Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00
pm.
Classes for Parents:
- Beginnings 658-5959
Parenting, infant massage, infant CPR, and breastfeeding
(fee charged, Medicaid accepted).
- Healthsource 847-2278
Fletcher Allen Health Care community calendar with
workshops on parenting and other topics (may be a fee).
- Nurturing Parent series and support groups: 1-800-CHILDREN
(1-800-244-5373)
- Rocking Horse Circle of Support 488-6617
For women - especially moms with young
children - to talk about taking care of ourselves and the impact alcohol and
other substance abuse has on our children/families. Childcare & transportation
assistance provided.
Dads Support:
- Fathers and Children Together
Ongoing support group with dinner and child care at the VNA Family Room at
St. Joseph School, Burlington (864-0377) and at the Winooski Family Center,
Winooski (324-6431)
- Nurturing Father Program 1-800-244-5373
A series of parenting classes with Prevent Child Abuse of Vermont.
Grandparents as Parents 893-1457
Support groups for grandparents raising their grandchildren.
Parenting Support at Home
Home visits to eligible families to help with
parenting.
Playgroups, Welcome Baby Visits, and more
Parent Child Centers & local Building Bright Futures Programs offer a wide
range of free services and supports to pregnant women, families, and children
birth to six years old such as playgroups, Welcome Baby visits, resource and
referral, parent education, family events…
Family Support
Casey Family Services--The Family Advocacy and Support (FAS)
program helps ensure family stability by providing a variety of
clinical services to families and connecting them with other
community resources. Brian Southworth 655-6688 x 704
www.caseyfamilyservices.org
Parenting Children who have Special Needs:
- Child Development Clinic/Children with Special Health Needs - 863-7315
Provides
specialty clinical care and care coordination for children who have special
health needs and their families; the clinic provides evaluation and diagnosis
for children with developmental and behavioral questions.
- Essential Early Education (EEE)
Developmental screening for all children ages
3-5 years. Evaluations and Special Education for young children with significant
developmental delays. Call your local
school district.
- Family Infant and Toddler Program - 764-5294
Help for families of children birth
to three years of age who are concerned about how their baby is learning and
growing. www.partoparvt.org
- Parent to Parent - 764-5290 or 1-800-800-4005
Connecting families who have
children with special needs to other parents and a network of support and information. Parent to
parent connections. www.partoparvt.org
- Vermont Parent Information Center (VPIC) - 876-5315 or 1-800-639-7170
Information,
advocacy, education and support for families who have children with special
needs. www.vtpic.com
Pregnancy
See HEALTH & SAFETY RESOURCES below.
Postpartum Support - 860-4420
Visiting Nurses Association – phone support, visits and groups (see also Mental
Health, below)
Child Care Resource - 863-3367
Get help finding and choosing full-time or part-time child care, and applying
for subsidy to pay for child care.
www.childcareresource.org
Bright Futures Child Care Information System -
www.brightfutures.dcf.state.vt.us
Web-based information for families and early care and education
providers about finding a child care provider, paying for child
care, how to become a licensed or registered child care provider,
and professional development and course opportunities.
Child Care Consumer Concern Line - 1-800-540-7942 (call between 8 am &
4 pm)
Call if you are having difficulties with your child care provider or to find out
if a child care program has had a substantiated complaint.
Building Bright Futures of Chittenden County - 652-6138
Information on activities and supports for young children birth to
six and their families in Chittenden County.
www.earlychildhoodconnection.org
Essential Early Education (EEE)
Developmental screening for all children ages 3-5 years. Evaluations and Special
Education for young children with significant developmental delays. Call your
local school
district.
Family Infant and Toddler Program - 764-5294
Help for families of children birth to three years of age who are concerned
about how their baby is learning and growing.
www.partoparvt.org
Head Start (Champlain Valley Head Start) - 651-4180
Education, health, child care and social services for low income families with
children ages 3-5.
www.cvoeo.org
Parent to Parent - 764-5290 or 1-800-800-4005
Connecting families who have children with special needs to a network of
support and information; parent to parent connections.
www.partoparvt.org
Vermont Parent Information Center (VPIC) - 658-5315 or 1-800-639-7170
Information, advocacy, education and support for families who have children with
special needs. www.vtpic.com
Breastfeeding Support:
- La Leche League - 879-3000
Mother to mother breastfeeding support for pregnant and nursing mothers.
Telephone help, lending library, monthly meetings
www.lalecheleague.org
- Lactation Resources of VT - 878-6181
In-home lactation consultation by certified professionals,
breastfeeding equipment rental and sales, and lactation classes.
- Breastfeeding Clinic of VT - 865-0001
Breastfeeding consultation by appointment. Sliding fee available.
- Breastfeeding Pumps - 863-7323 or 863-7325
Available to WIC eligible families.
- Lintilac Nurse-Midwifery Services - 847-1600
Breastfeeding clinic, education, counseling, breast pump sales
and rentals.
- Car Seats - 1-888-TOT SEAT (868-7328)
Fitting car seats for your car & car seat inspections.
Dental Services:
- Dental Assistant Program - 879-8153
Essex Technology Center – free x-rays with prescription from a dentist.
- The Dental Center at the Community Heath Center - 652-1050
617 Riverside Ave,
Burlington, Medicaid accepted, 4 yrs. old & up.
- VT Dental Care - 655-2385
32B Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, Medicaid Accepted for Children.
- VT Technical College - 879-5643
Low cost cleaning/x-rays/fluoride/sealant treatment for children ages 3 and
older.
Doula Services - 951-0066
Call for a list of women who provide labor support and after birth care.
Exercise - Get Moving Champlain Valley - 864-7541
Quarterly calendar with free physical activities like walking, swimming,
stretching, yoga, team sports around the community.
Food: (see “Food, Heat and Transportation” section at the bottom of this
list)
Health Information:
- Health and Wellness Information - 847-8821
Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center at the FAHC hospital helps
patients, families and the community research and locate reliable
health information and support groups.
- Health Information and Services - 863-7323
www.healthvermont.gov
VT Department of Health provides health and nutrition services for babies and
parents including Healthy Babies Kids and Families, Lead Safety, VT
Immunizations (shots) and much more.
Healthy Homes:
- Consumer Product Safety Consumer Product Safety Commission:
1-800-638-2772
To obtain product safety information, other agency information
and to report unsafe products, or website: www.cpsc.gov to find what products
are recalled and other information
- Burlington Lead Program - 865-5323 (865-LEAD)
Working to
reduce lead poisoning in Burlington
- VT Department of Health - 951-0078
Information
and help with lead paint, problems with drinking water & other unsafe housing
conditions in Chittenden County
Health Insurance:
- Green Mountain Care - 1-800-250-8427
Includes existing programs such as Dr. Dynasaur, Vermont Health Access Plan
(VHAP), Medicaid, and Prescription Assistance, as well as the new Catamount
Health program,
www.greenmountaincare.org
- Dr. Dynasaur/Medicaid
-
1-800-250-8427
Health insurance for your baby and children
- VHAP (Vt Health Access Program) - 1-800-250-8427
Health
insurance for low income adults
- Catamount Health - 1-800-250-8427
Health insurance for people who are uninsured
- Financial assistance for Vermonters with qualifying incomes:
Catamount Health Premium Assistance
Employer-Sponsored Insurance (ESI) Premium Assistance
- Health Care Ombudsman -
863-2316 or 1-800-917-7787
Help with Health insurance problems & access to
health care
Hearing: Hearing Outreach Project (HOP) - 863-7326
To check your baby’s hearing (birth to age four).
Home Visits Services - Specialized
Parenting support, health services and pregnancy support.
Visiting Nurse Association - 860-4420; Milton Family Center
- 893-1457;
and Lund Family Center - 864-7467 (see also Parenting Section above)
Mental Health:
- Howard Center - 488-6600
Mental health services and supports for families
and children. www.howardcenter.org
- Child Care Resource - 863-3367
Consultation to child care providers
and support for the children in their care.
www.childcareresource.org
- Postpartum Support - 860-4420
Visiting Nurse Association –
phone support, visits and referral to Postpartum Support Counselors.
- Postpartum Support
Group - 578-4367
Molly Millwood, a mom and a psychologist, runs this group;
pregnant moms welcome too - most insurance accepted; sliding fee scale
available.
Personal Safety:
- To report a concern related to child abuse or neglect -
863-7370
Dept. for Children and Families
- Families Together (Milton Family Community Center) - 893-1457
Provides children with a safe, neutral place to have contact with their
non-custodial parent or other family members.
- Chittenden Unit of Special
Investigations (CUSI) - 652-6800
Investigates crimes of a sexual nature, with
children or adults as victims, includes the Children’s Advocacy Center - see
below.
- Children’s Advocacy Center - 652-6897
Provides connection to services for
abused children and their families, as well as referrals, support groups and
other programs.
- Child Protection Team - KidSafe - 863-9626
A local team
works with families and service providers to respond to concerns regarding child abuse and neglect and promote
the safety of children and families.
- Women Helping Battered Women - Hotline:
658-1996, General Number: 1-800-228-7395
Counseling, support, information
referrals, temporary housing, legal advocacy 24 hours/day.
- Women’s Rape Crisis
Center - Hotline: 863-1236 (24 hours)
Services for survivors of rape and child
sexual abuse.
Poison Control Center - 1-800-222-1222, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
information and help
Pregnancy - Testing, Planning & Support
- Care Net Pregnancy Center - 658-2184
Free pregnancy tests, information/support services through
pregnancy and early parenting; starter layettes.
- Planned Parenthood - 863-6326
Pregnancy tests, birth control, medical care referral,
confidential options counseling.
- Birthright - 865-0056
Confidential support in unplanned pregnancy decisions and free
pregnancy tests.
- VT Children's Aid Society - 655-0006
Pregnancy counseling and adoption services.
- Lund Family Center - 864-7467
Pregnancy counseling, assistance, adoption services.
Tobacco-Alcohol-Drugs:
- Rocking Horse Circle of
Support - 488-6617
Join other women to talk about taking care of ourselves and our
families, improving family communication, and the impact alcohol and other
substance abuse has on our children/families. Childcare & transportation
assistance.
- Smoking Cessation Programs: VT Quit Line - 1-877-YES-QUIT
(1-877-937-7848)
Free telephone counseling, referral to support groups and
information. See also: www.cancer.org (type in ‘smoking’ in the search bar).
Chittenden Community Action (part of Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity)
1-800-287-7971 and CVOEO 862-2771
Community
action agency supports low-income people in the community, providing assistance
with housing, fuel costs, prescriptions, Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, and
more. (Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4:40 pm, with 24-hour
message).
Food:
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) - 656-5433
Educators come to your home or group to help you learn to choose and prepare
good foods (Offered by UVM Extension for lower income groups or individuals).
- Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf - 658-7939
- Commodities (CSFP)
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1-800-214-4648
Supplemental food for pregnant and postpartum women & children
0-6 yrs old, not receiving WIC.
- Economic Service Division (formerly PATH)
-
863-7365
Food stamps, health assistance, Reach-Up (cash assistance, case
management assistance, resources for school or work).
- WIC (Women, Infants and
Children) - 863-7325
Dept. of Health food program for eligible families
including food delivered to your door, individual nutrition education, group
education for breastfeeding, picky eaters & eating during pregnancy, and
community resource assistance, breast pumps and Farm to Family coupons for
locally grown produce in the summer and fall.
- Food Stamps www.vermontfoodhelp.com: click on this website to find
out if you are eligible for food stamps.
Transportation:
- CCTA (Chittenden
County Transportation Authority) - 864-0211
Bus service; bike racks and lockers;
special bus routes; discount fares; transportation services for people with
disabilities & Medicaid medical transportation; Vermont Rideshare; link express
(commuter bus between Burlington and Montpelier); downtown Burlington park and
ride; bus passes and ticket outlets and purchase by phone; includes SSTA
(special transportation). www.CCTAride.org
- Good News Garage - 864-3667
Refurbishes donated vehicles and
awards them to qualified individuals.
- Car Seats - 1-888-TOT SEAT (868-7328)
Fitting car seats for your car & car seat inspections.
Created by Early Childhood CONNECTION of Chittenden County
PH: 802-652-5138
email:
adillenbeck@buildingbrightfutures.org
www.earlychildhoodconnection.org
Page last updated
April 08, 2008
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