Resources & Links
Adult Day Centers
Adult Protection
Vermont Adult Protective Services - investigates reports of abuse, neglect or expitation of a vulnerable adult or complaints against a facility or agency that provides health care. VT Agency of Human Services, Div. of Licensing & Protection at 1-800-564-1612.
Advance Directives for Health Care
Vermont Advance Directives Registry (VADR) - secure online registry of advance directives. Allows for 24 hour access to Advance Directives by hospitals and health care providers across the country.
Vermont Ethics Network - access to Vermont Advance Directives for Health Care forms
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Exchange in New England - offers web-based clearinghouse for affordable assistive technology.
Vermont Assistive Technology Program - state program to increase statewide access to assistive technology to people of all ages and abilities.
Benefits
Benefits Check Up - comprehensive web-based service of the National Council on Aging to screen for public and private benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources. Covers all 50 states.
Disabilities
Deaf Independence Program (DIP) - the goal of DIP is to achieve equal opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing people; provides information, peer counseling and advocacy. Program of Vermont Center for Independent Living at 1-800-639-1522 (Voice & TTY).
Vermont Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (VABVI) - provides comprehensive support, training, and services to visually impaired persons of all ages.
Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL) - works to promote the dignity, independence, and civil rights of Vermonters with disabilities. Services include: information & referral, peer advocay and community outreach, individual and group skills training, systems advocacy; also meals on wheels, home access program, and funding for services and equipment. I-line at 1-800-639-1522 (Voice & TTY).
Disaster Planning
It Could Happen to Me: Family Conversations about Disaster Planning
Driver Safety
AARP Driver Safety Program - test your driving IQ, take the driver safety online course, and locate AARP driver safety programs in your community
Family Conversations with Older Drivers - safe driving for a lifetime
A Practical Guide to Alzheimer's, Dementia and Driving
Elder Services
Eldercare Locator - nationwide registry to help elders and families locate resources in any community in the United States.
Vermont Area Agencies on Aging
Employment & Training
Vermont Associates for Training & Development - Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) provides employment training opportunites to assist Vermonters 55+ gain job skills. Based on income eligibility. Call 1-800-439-3307.
Food Assistace
Fuel Assistance
Fuel Assistance Program - administered by the Economic Services Division of VT Dept. of Children and Families at 1-800-479-6151; funded by LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program).
Health Insurance & Prescription Coverage
Catamount Health - a new health insurance plan designed for Vermonters 18 or older who are not eligible for exisiting state-sponsored coverage ptrograms such as Medicaid, Medicare or VHAP.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - webiste for the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Green Mountain Care - family of low-cost and free health coverage programs for uninsured Vermonters offered by the state of Vermont and its partners.
Medicaid - government health insurance program for income eligible Vermonters 65+ or disabled and other qualifying individuals; covers most medical care and services, such as doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, vision and dental care, long term care, physical therapy and more.
VHAP - Vermont Health Access Plan is an insurance program for adults who don't have health insurance and don't qualify for for Medicaid and Medicare; VHAP covers a wide range of services including hospital care and doctor visits. Call Green Mountain Care at 1-800-250-8427.
VHAP Pharmacy & VScript - provides assistance paying prescription drugs to adults 65+ and other qualifying adults who have no prescription insurance and meet eligibility requirements. Call Green Mountain Care at 1-800-250-8427.
Home Care Providers
Home Care Providers in CVCOA service area
Home Repair
USDA Home Repair Loan and Grant Programs - provide assistace to very low income owners of modest single family homes in rural areas for home improvemments to remove health and safety hazards or to make a home accessible for household members with disabilities.
VCIL Home Access Program - provvides home entry and bathroom accessibility modification to low-income Vrmonters with physical disabilities.
Housing
Directory of Affordable Rental Housing - provides updated information about affordable rental housing throughout Vermont.
Renting in Vermont - Information Handbook for Tenants & Landlords published by Vermont Tenants, Inc./ CVOEO.
Residential care homes - are state licensed group living arrangements designed to meet the needs of people who cannot live independently and ususlly do not need the type of care provided in a nursing home. When needed, help is provided with daily activities such as eating, walking, toileting, bathing and dressing.
Social Security
Social Security Administration - calculate and apply for Social Security, disability & SSI, and survivors benefits
Telephone Assistance
Lifeline/Link Up - programs to assist low-income households to acquire and maintain telephone services administered by VT Dept. of Children and Families at 1-800-287-0589.
Vermont Telecommunications Relay Service- connects deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired persons with users of regular telephones ( Dail 711).
Television
Digital Television Transition - information about the transition scheduled for February 17, 2009 and to request $40 coupons toward the purchase on a converter box. Or call 1-888-DTV-2009.
Transportation
Community Action Motors - provides vehicles to low-income individuals and families through the State of Vermont Reach-up Program so they can get to jobs, schools and medical appointments. Call 802-476-7800.
Public Transportation in Central Vermont
Unclaimed Property
Vermont State Treasurer's office - click on link or call 1-800-642-3191 to check for abandoned or unclaimed property
Vermont's Senators & Representative
Senator Patrick Leahy
website:http://leahy.senate.gov/
email: senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov
199 Main St., 4th Floor, Burlington, VT 05401
Vermont phone: 800-642-3193 Washington phone: 202-224-4242
Senator Bernie Sanders
website: http://sanders.senate.gov
email: http://sanders.senate.gov/comments
2 Spring Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
Vermont phone: 800-339-8834 Washington phone: 202-224-5141
Representative Peter Welch
website: http://welch.house.gov
email: http://house.gov/formwelch/issue_subscribe.htm
30 Main Street, Third Floor, suite 350, Burlington, VT 05401
Vermont phone: 888--605-7270 Washington phone: 202-225-4115
Veteran's Administration
Veterans Benefits Administration - benefits for veterans and dependents
White River Junction VA Medical Center - click on link or call toll-free 866-687-9363
Weatherization
CVCAC's Weatherization program - reduces energy costs for low-income families by improving energy efficiency through insulation and draft reduction measures. Call Central Vermont Community Action Council at 1-800-639-1053. Click here for application.
