Serving the Central Vermont Community
Emergency Crisis Lines
Washington County Mental Health Services
Crisis Line / Suicide / Emergency
229-0591
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Sexual Assault Crisis Team
479-5577
479-0509 Capstone Community Action Berlin 223-4401 Hedding United Methodist Church 476-8156 Montpelier 223-3445 Salvation Army Friendly Kitchen 476-5301 Northfield 485-9181 St. Monica’s Church Food Shelf 479-3253 Central VT Medical Center 371-4100
State Police (Middlesex) 229-9191 VT Foodbank 476-3341 The Health Center, Plainfield 454-8336
Washington County Sheriff’s Dept. 223-3001
Vermont 2-1-1
Dial 2-1-1
1-800-222-1222
Unless otherwise noted, the area code is (802)
Community Resources & Services
work to stay positive. Know it’s normal to feel stress,
guilt, and anger. Remember, too, that these emotions
can be managed
x Recall past solutions to similar problems and build on
them
Attend to your health:
x Get regular physical exercise
x Balance activity with a healthy rest and sleep cycle
x Eat well and drink plenty of water
MONTPELIER
375-5369
Christ Church Food Shelf 223-3631
Montpelier Senior Meals 262-6288
Soup Kitchens & Community Meals
BARRE
Poison Control Center
x Don’t get caught in the “doom-and-gloom” cycle;
479-1053
Montpelier Food Pantry
social, health and government organizations .
changes in body and mind
Adult Abuse Reporting 1-800-564-1612
Alcoholics Anonymous 229-5100
Another Way Community Center 229-0920
Barre Community Justice Center 476-0276
Barre Housing Authority 476-3185
Central VT Adult Basic Education, Inc.
Thur:
229-9151
Pathways Vermont
Breakfast
8:30—10 a.m. Winter Warm Shelter
Mon, Wed, Fri:
11:45—12:30 p.m. Lunch
Emergency Food Pantry & Social Services:
Wed/Fri 10—1 p.m.
223-3403 Tue: 9—11 a.m. Winter Warm Shelter
Capstone Community Action 479-1053 Sat: 9—10 a.m. Winter Warm Shelter
Central Vermont Council On Aging 479-0531 Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice 223-1878 Central Vermont New Directions 223-4949 479-2294
Fri:
x Take time to do nothing; just relax
x Do not be discouraged if goals can’t be accomplished
immediately
Turning Point Center of Central VT 479-7373
VA Medical Center, WRJ 295-9363
1-866-687-8387
Share your concerns:
x Share your concerns with individuals in similar situa-
tions; communicating ideas and solutions is a positive
way to reduce stress
x Be open to accepting help when it is offered and con-
sider seeking help whenever it is needed
Voc Rehab & Employment Assistance 479-4210
VT AHS Barre District Field Director 479-7594
VT CARES 371-6222
VT Center for Independent Living 229-0501
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
VT Coalition for Disability Rights
Washington County
Survivor’s Guide
Provided by:
Washington County Mental Health Services, Inc.
& Community Partners
VT Dept. for Children and Families
9—11 a.m.
Winter Warm Shelter
3rd Sunday: 7—8:30 a.m.
7:30—9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Breakfast
9:30—11:30 a.m. Winter Warm Shelter
1-800-287-0589
479-4204
479-4200
1-800-479-6151
Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington Street
Mon — Fri: 11—7 p.m. Winter Warm Shelter
Sat: 10—2 p.m. Winter Warm Shelter
MONTPELIER
Mondays:
11—12:30 p.m.
11:30—1 p.m.
Lunch
Central Vermont Addiction Medicine 223-2003
Friends of Recovery – VT 229-6103
Narcotics Anonymous 862-4516
Treatment Associates 225-8355
Turning Point Center of Central VT 479-7373
Substance Use Disorder
Social Detox / Residential
Act One / Bridge Program
488-6425
Aerie House (Women)
Brattleboro Retreat
748-0056
1-800-738-7328
748-6948
The Lighthouse 371-4061
Wednesdays: 11—12:30 p.m. Lunch Phoenix House Brattleboro Center 257-4677
Serenity House / Grace House 446-2640
Trinity United Methodist Church, 137 Main Street Teen Challenge 635-7807
Thursdays: Valley Vista 222-5201
Willow Grove 295-5206
11:30—1 p.m.
Lunch
St. Augustine Church, 16 Barre Street
775-6834 Fridays:
11—12:30 p.m. Lunch
828-3295
229-9151
223-4156
Covered Bridge Therapeutic Cmty (Men)
Christ Episcopal Church, 64 State Street
VT Psychiatric Survivors Washington County Youth Service Bureau
229-5100
Brattleboro Retreat – Starting Now 1-800-738-7328
Lunch
Bethany Church, 115 Main Street
223-6377 595-9829
Counseling & Supports
Alcoholics Anonymous
Unitarian Church, 130 Main Street
479-4242 Washington County Young Adult Comm.
485-8874
Substance Use Disorder
(also contact for individual counselors)
VT Probation & Parole
1-800-287-7971
Veterans Place
Central VT Substance Abuse Services
5:30—6:30 p.m. Dinner
VT Legal Aid
VT State Housing Authority
( Good Samaritan Haven) *Call for appointment
Fri: Last Sunday: 4:30—6:30 p.m. Community meal
479-4250
1-877-543-9498
Hedding Methodist Church, 40 Washington Street 1-800-639-1522
VT Dept. of Health — District Office
VT Tenant's, Inc.
Where Hope and Support Come Together
7:30—9:30 a.m. Breakfast
Tuesdays:
Office of Child Support
VT Economic Services Division
Wed:
1-800-639-1522
VT Dept. of Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Community Housing / Shelter
Rental Opportunity Center First Church in Barre, Universalist, 19 Church St.
229-9155
476-4097
Barre/Montpelier
479-2294
229-9232
1-877-505-4542
Payless Taxi -
479-8544
223-9606 Trinity Community Thrift Store
864-2424
505-0515
All locations negotiable
Home Share Now
First Presbyterian Church, 19 Seminary Street
Montpelier Justice Center
Social Security
J&D Taxi -
917-3173
Good Samaritan Haven 613-3989
stress
Barre/Montpelier
12—1 p.m. Lunch Montpelier Housing Authority
223-4156
Green Cab -
505-0316
Sun: Green Mountain United Way 1-800-522-4700
Barre/Montpelier
CIRCLE ( Battered Women’s Services ) x Pace yourself by alternating stressful tasks with
Rocking Horse ( Mothers: substance use svcs )
E. Montpelier (trips over 20 miles)
Don’s Taxi - 11—1 p.m. Lunch 229-6103 Problem Gambling
223-7287
1-866-864-0211
Tue, Thur: 262-3292
x Make a list of things that need to be done
x Identify how you will do each item on the list
x Do the most important things first to help reduce
Transportation Services
Enough Ministries, 24 Washington Street
Friends of Recovery / VADIC – VT 1-800-244-5373
767-6000
Green Mountain Transit (GMT)
Capital Cab -
Breakfast
1-888-492-8218
Alyssum (specialized respite)
Salvation Army Friendly Kitchen, 25 Keith Avenue
Montpelier Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
371-4100
6:30—9 a.m. Family Center of Washington County
Set priorities:
Mental Health Services
Central VT Medical Center
229-0591
229-1355
pleasant activities
479-9215
Wash County Youth Service Bureau 476-4493
stretching, meditation, listening to music—whatever
works
Care Net Pregnancy Center Washington County Mental Health Svcs Downstreet Housing & Community Dev.
x Relax your body and mind. Use deep breathing,
476-6696
9—11:30 a.m. Winter Warm Shelter
Breakfast
Tue, Sat: 7—9 a.m.
1-877-543-9498
479-1229
Planned Parenthood VT Assn of Mntl Hlth & Addiction Recovery 223-6263
6:30—9 a.m.
476-4588 CIRCLE (Battered Women Svcs) People’s Health & Wellness Clinic Mon: Barre 1-800-649-5285
Medical Help & Services
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 39 Washington St.
Barre Congregational Church, 35 Church Street
Child Abuse Reporting
Every Third Saturday (FOOD SHELF ONLY) 11—1 p.m.
Nat’l Alliance on Mental Illness - VT 1-800-639-6480
Disability Rights Vermont
Practice relaxation:
12—1 p.m.
Barre Town Text to 838255
x Recognize the early signs of stress—pay attention to
Wednesdays:
BARRE 1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)
Pay attention to body and mind:
Worcester Comm. Kitchen, Town Hall, Route 12 in Village
476-6613 Information and Referral for community,
TIPS FOR SELF CARE:
MANAGING STRESS DURING DIFFICULT TIMES
Food Shelves & Kitchens
Barre City Veterans Crisis Line
EMERGENCIES: 9-1-1
WORCESTER
Police Department Non-Emergency Numbers
Another Way Drop-In Center, 125 Barre Street
Fridays:
(Transitional housing/Women)
Victims of Domestic Violence
5 p.m. Community Dinner
May 2019
Published as a public service announcement by The Times Argus
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1-800-NEWSAFE
(1-800-639-7233)