General Help:
Teen Guide to Upper Valley Resources
Crisis help, activities, transportation, health and more!
Vermont Agency of Human Services
Provides a wide array of programs and services, including adoption & foster care, child care, child development, child protection, child support, disability determination, and economic benefits such as 3SquaresVT, fuel assistance, and Reach Up.
Department for Children and Families
Benefits Call Center: 1-800-479-6151
Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-649-5285
Child Care Helpline: 1-800-649-2642
Child Support Helpline: 1-800-786-3214
Food Resources:
https://www.foodpantries.org/st/vermont
HungerFreeVT: summer meal sites
https://www.vtfoodbank.org/agency-locator
Sharon Food Shelf:
Open Tuesdays and Thursdays: 4:30-6:30 PM
(802) 763-2007
Strafford Food Shelf:
Sue or Melvin Coburn at Coburn’s store
(802) 765-4421
Thetford Food Shelf:
Laurie Ingalls
Open Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10 - 12 Noon
(802) 785-3190
Tunbridge Food Shelf:
Sue Barnaby
Open Friday 4-6:00 PM
(802) 889-3736
Bradford Area Food Shelf:
Open Mon., Wed., Thurs:8:30am-4:30 PM
22 Whistle Stop Way, Bradford,;
Mail: P.O. Box 500, Bradford, VT 05033
(802) 222-5419
South Royalton Community Food Shelf
Thursdays - 11:30AM - 1:00PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00PM
2955 VT 14 South Royalton Vt
802-587-2621
Veggie VanGo:
Providing healthy, fresh food as a traveling food pantry at local hospitals and schools. In partnership with the VT Fresh program, offering cooking demos, and taste tests of the vegetables available, paired with recipes and cooking tips.
Orange County Parent Child Center 2nd Tuesday, 11:00-5:30pm
Gifford Hospital every 2nd Thursday, 11:30-1pm
3SquaresVT
Federal USDA program (formerly
food stamps
) that can help stretch your food budget so you can put three healthy meals on your table every day.
At the national level, it is called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.
dcf.vermont.gov
(800)-479-6151
1-800-479-6151
Help with Expenses/Day to Day Living:
The Deacon's Fund of the United Church of Strafford
For help with unexpected expenses like a telephone bill or needing a winter jacket.
Rebecca Bailey
(802) 765-4585
Neighbor Helping Neighbor
For help with services; ride to an appointment, or mechanic, picking up prescriptions, help with moving a heavy object, OCC lawn care, snow removal, delivery of food shelf items, library books, just friendly visits.
Royalton Neighbors
Kate or John Linehan
(802) 765-4354
Tunbridge Neighbors
Carrie Sanborn Fund:
For help with bills like a heating bill
United Ways of Vermont
For help with unexpected expenses, dial 211.
Capstone
Economic stability, fuel assistance (heating), food shelf. Orange County East, Bradford, VT.
(
800) 846-9506
Women Infants and Children (WIC):
Help for pregnant moms and children through age 6, including free formula.
(802) 295-8820
ext. 2
Vermont Economic Services:
For Vermont state help with food stamps, on-going fuel assistance, Medicaid/health/dental insurance.
(800) 479-6151
Vermont Health Connect:
Health & dental insurance
(855) 899-9600
Upper Valley Haven:
Housing for the homeless, food shelf and clothing
White River Jct., VT.
802-295-6500
Listen Community Services:
Heating and Housing Assistance, Community Dinners, Food Pantry
Scholarships for Summer Camps
Holiday Baskets
3 Thrift Stores
clothing, furniture, housewares, toys and more...
603-448-4553
http://www.listencs.org/
Mental Health Resources
National Suicide Help Line: 1-800-273-8255
also https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ allows for live chat for emotional support and other resources.
Clara Martin Center(CMC)
Community Mental Health Services for children, adults, and families.
Emergency Hotline
Bradford, VT. Office
Counseling, parent support, adoption services, foster care, substance abuse treatment.
W Lebanon, NH
603-298-8237
35-37 Crescent Street Claremont, NH 03743
(603) 542-005
Headquarters
(800) 640-6486
Suicide, Drug and Alcohol Crisis Hotline
Sometimes we lose track of our lives. They suddenly aren’t where we thought they’d be, and we don’t know how to get back on track. At Headrest, we help with some of those tough, very real issues. In addition to our 24-hour crisis hotline that responds yearly to 10,000 calls from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, we offer addiction recovery services regardless of any client’s ability to pay. Headrest’s mission is to help those with limited income so that no person is turned away; no person is alone.
24-hour Crisis Hotline
Teen Line
Hanover Community Counselor
Coordinates Hanover Alcohol Diversion Program. Serves residents of Hanover, Etna, Hanover Center, Hanover High School. Crisis intervention and short-term counseling.
42 Lebanon St., Hanover, NH
(603) 643-5317
www.hanovernh.org
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services
Mental Health Services.
195 North Main Street, Suite #2
White River Junction, VT
(802) 295-3031
www.hcrs.org
Phone: 802-886-4500
Crisis Services available professionals 24/7 for adults, children and families
West Central Behavior Health
Counseling Center for Child and Family
www.wcbh.org
20 W Park St., Suite 416, Lebanon, NH
(603) 448-1101
140 North Street, Claremont, NH
(603) 542-2578
Emergency
(800) 556-6249
National Hopeline Network
The National Hopeline Network links crisis centers certified by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) under one toll-free number.
(800) 784-2433
Parenting/Childcare:
The Family Place
The Family Place delivers comprehensive programs designed to strengthen positive relationships, teach essential skills and promote enduring healthy growth for families with young children in the Upper Valley and surrounding communities. Assistance with children, after school program/daycare expenses.
319 US-5
Norwich, VT 05055
(802) 649-3268
Orange County Parent Child Center
Our work throughout Orange County brings family support and outreach programming into homes and communities, meeting families where it is convenient and comfortable for them. Our programs connect parents with practical strategies and skills that address the full spectrum of family joys and challenges.
Chelsea, VT
(802) 685-2264
Transportation:
Advance Transit
Advance Transit operates
FREE
buses that you can take almost anywhere you want to go. These buses give you independence and freedom, as well as the opportunity to do more activities, to get a job, to volunteer, and more. Most school offices have bus schedules and maps. You can also get them online. Advance Transit will even give you a ride with your bike, which they can attach to the bus! If you have any comments or questions call the Advance Transit office.
(802) 295-1824
www.advancetransit.com
Connecticut River Transit, Inc
Connecticut River Transit, Inc. is a private, non-profit personal mobility specialist servicing the Windham and Southern Windsor County areas. There is a weekday route (no holidays) going from Springfield and Windsor, VT to Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Cost is a suggested donation of $2 per ride.
www.crtransit.org
Upper Valley Ride Share (UVRS)
UVRS is a
FREE
carpool matching service for anyone commuting in Vermont or the Upper Valley-Lake Sunapee region of New Hampshire.
www.uppervalleyrideshare.com
StageCoach Trasnportation Service
Call:
Toll Free
Domestic Violence:
Wise
To empower victims of domestic and sexual violence and stalking to become safe and self-reliant through crisis intervention and support services.
WISE advances social justice through community education, training and public policy.
Program Center:
38 Bank St.
Lebanon, NH 03766
Tel:
(603) 448-5922
Fax: (603) 448-2799
New Hampshire Coalition
Domestic Violence Hotline:
(866) 644-3574
Sexual Assault Hotline:
(800) 277-5570
www.nhcadsv.org/index.cfm
Safeline Inc
24/7 hotline for victims of domestic and sexual violence
Chelsea, VT
(800) 639-7233
