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Vermont Victim Services Resource Directory R E 2 V IS 0 E U.S. Department of Justice D 1 E D 5 United States Attorney’s Office IT IO N Vermont Victim Services Resource Directory DISTRIBUTED BY: United States Department of Justice United States Attorney’s Office District of Vermont United States Courthouse and Federal Building 11 Elmwood Avenue Burlington, Vermont 05401 (802) 951-6725 © Copyright 2015 by United States Attorney’s Office *Revised Edition U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney’s Office Vermont Victim Services Resource Directory 2015 ii iii T­ able­of­Contents Toll-Free­Resources­and­Information­Lines ................................................................1 Vermont­County­Listings: Addison County ......................................................................................................15 Bennington County ................................................................................................21 Caledonia County ..................................................................................................27 Chittenden County ................................................................................................33 Essex County ..........................................................................................................47 Franklin County ......................................................................................................51 Grand Isle County ..................................................................................................57 Lamoille County ....................................................................................................63 Orange County ......................................................................................................69 Orleans County ......................................................................................................77 Rutland County ......................................................................................................83 Washington County ................................................................................................91 Windham County ..................................................................................................99 Windsor County ..................................................................................................107 Statewide­Resources­(alphabetical­by­service) ..........................................................115 Alcohol/Drug Abuse Programs (VT Department of Health) ....................................137 Area Agencies on Aging ..........................................................................................138 Attorney General’s Office ......................................................................................139 Community Action Agencies ..................................................................................139 Community Justice Centers ....................................................................................140 Community Restorative Justice Programs ..............................................................141 Court Diversion ....................................................................................................141 Criminal Divisions ................................................................................................142 Domestic Violence Unit (DCF) ............................................................................143 Health Clinics (Free) ..............................................................................................143 Hospitals ................................................................................................................144 Housing Authorities ..............................................................................................145 Victim Assistance Program ....................................................................................146 Interpretation Services ............................................................................................147 Law Enforcement (Sheriffs, Police, State Police) ....................................................148 Restitution Unit ....................................................................................................153 Safe At Home Program ..........................................................................................154 Sex Offender Registry ............................................................................................154 Sexual Assault Information ....................................................................................155 State Agencies ........................................................................................................155 Vermont’s Child Advocacy Center and Special Investigation Units ........................156 Federal­Resources ......................................................................................................157 Vermont Judiciary ..................................................................................................158 Vermont Legal Aid ................................................................................................164 Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence ......................................165 Vermont Probation And Parole Officers ................................................................167 Vermont Supervised Visitation Programs ................................................................168 Victim Advocates, State’s Attorney’s Office ............................................................170 U.S. Attorney’s Victim Assistance Program ............................................................172 Victim Advocates, Specialized ................................................................................173 O Victims Compuensation Protgram ............................................................................reach 174 Victim Services Program, Department of Corrections ............................................175 iv Vermont­2-1-1­is­a statewide,­confidential information­and referral­service­for streamlined­access­to community­resources. 2-1-1 is the number to call to receive person-to-person assistance to help you find answers to your questions. Our call specialists are highly trained to listen and assess a caller’s situation. Using the 2-1-1 database, combined with their knowledge of community resources, call specialists will work with you to find help. Dialing 2-1-1 is a local call from anywhere in Vermont. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can dial 1-866-652-4636 toll free in Vermont. This program was launched in 2005 through the joint effort of United Ways of Vermont, the Vermont Agency of Human Services and many other stakeholders from around the state. Vermont is the second New England state to join the national 2-1-1 Program, which reaches the U.S. population across all 50 states. Cathy Nellis Operations Manager and Trainer Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way P.O. Box 111 Essex Junction, VT 05453 Office: (802) 861-0146 Ext. 206 Fax: (802) 861-2544 LIVE­UNITED v TOLL-FREE­RESOURCES­& INFORMATION­LINES E E R F ADOPTION­&­FOSTER­CARE L L ­­­­­­­­­­­­Organization- Friends­in­Adoption O Phone Number- 800-98ADOPT T (For pregnant women) Website- www.friendsinadoption.org Organization- Lund­Family­Center Address- 76 Glen Rd. P.O. Box 4009, Burlington, VT 05406 Phone Number- 864-7467; 800-639-1741; 900-253-0191 (TDD/TTY) Website- www.lundvt.org Organization- Vermont­Foster­Parents Phone Number- 800-746-7000 AIDS/HIV­&­SEXUALLY­TRANSMITTED­DISEASES Organization- AIDS/HIV­Hotline­(Vermont) Hotline- 800-882-2437; 800-319-3141 (TTY) Organization- Vermont­Center­for­Crime­Victims­Services Hotline- 800-750-1213 (Vermont only) Website- www.ccvs.state.vt.us Organization- AIDS­Info Hotline- 800-HIV-0440 Website- www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/contact-us G Organizaution- Comiprehendsive­Care­Calinic nce Phone Number- 800-763-2460 Services Provided- Comprehensive care for people living with HIV/AIDS Organization- National­AIDS­Hotline­(Vermont) Hotline- 800-342-AIDS Organization- National­Sexually­Transmitted­Disease­Hotline Hotline- 800-227-8922 Organization- Vermont­CARES Phone Number- 800-649-2437 Population Served- Vermonters with HIV in Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans, Essex, Caledonia, Addison, Rutland and Washington Counties Website- www.vtcares.org Organization- Vermont­Department­of­Health­STD­Program Hotline- 800-244-7639 (VT hotline; M - F, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) 1 ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ALCOHOL­&­SUBSTANCE­ABUSE T ­­­­­­­­­­­­Organization- Champlain­Drug­and­Alcohol­Services O Phone Number- 800-420-9064 (24 hr. helpline) L L Centerpoint - 802-488-7711 F R E Organization- Health­Care­&­Rehabilitation­Services­of­Southeastern­Vermont E Phone Number- 800-622-4235 Organization- Narconon Hotline- 800-876-6378 Organization- Narcotics­Anonymous Hotline- 802-862-4516 (Burlington, VT) 24 Hour Helpline Organization- National­Alcohol­&­Drug­Abuse Hotline- 800-252-6465 Organization- National­Clearing­House­Alcohol­&­Drug­Abuse Hotline- 800-729-6686 Organization- Brattleboro­Retreat­Adult­Alcohol­Abuse­Program Phone Number- 800-RETREAT (738-7328) Organization- Vermont­Alcohol­&­Abuse­Programs­(ADAP) Phone Number- 802-651-1500 Email- AHS.VD [email protected] BLIND­&­VISUALLY­IMPAIRED Organization- Division­for­the­Blind­and­Visually­Impaired­(DBVI) Phone Number- 802-828-2762 Main Line 800-708-7681 (Barre/Montpelier/Washington counties) 800-708-7703 (Burlington/Chittenden counties)
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