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Pregnancy & family help in Vermont

27 organizations in Vermont offering help with pregnancy, housing, food, childcare, adoption and more. We checked each one before listing it, but hours and services change, so please call ahead.

Adoption

  • Friends in Adoption

    Licensed adoption agency with a Castleton, Vermont office, offering caring guidance to expectant parents considering adoption (the decisions stay yours) and to adoptive families.

  • Lund

    South Burlington family agency (since 1890): options counseling for pregnant people, private and older-child adoption and ongoing adoption support, plus child and family services, early childhood education and home visiting.

  • Vermont DCF — Adopt a Waiting Child

    Statewide

    Adopting a child from Vermont foster care through the Department for Children and Families: meet the waiting children and learn how to foster or adopt.

Free / Subsidized Childcare

  • Capstone Community Action — Head Start

    Head Start and home visiting for children and families in central Vermont; pre-register online.

  • Champlain Valley Head Start (CVOEO)

    Comprehensive services for pregnant people, children from birth to five and their families in Franklin, Grand Isle, Chittenden and Addison counties, from the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity.

  • Northeast Kingdom Community Action — Head Start and Early Head Start

    Head Start and Early Head Start in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, alongside housing support and other community action services.

Churches / Baby Closets

  • Branches Family Resource Center — Motherhood Program

    Faith-based centre in Brattleboro offering free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds. Its Motherhood Program gives expectant and new mothers parenting classes, one-on-one mentoring and practical resources such as diapers and baby supplies; a Fatherhood Program offers classes and mentoring for dads.

Clothing / Supplies

  • Branches Family Resource Center — Diapers and Baby Supplies

    Diapers and baby supplies for expectant and new mothers through the Motherhood Program, alongside parenting classes and mentoring, in Brattleboro.

Domestic Violence

  • Vermont Network — Get Help

    Statewide

    Find your local domestic and sexual violence program in Vermont. Statewide hotlines: Domestic Violence 1-800-228-7395; Sexual Violence 1-800-489-7273.

Employment

Potential Financial Assistance

  • The Salvation Army — Northern New England Division (Vermont)

    Statewide

    Emergency rent and utility assistance to help families struggling with basic bills stay in their homes; local teams assess each family's needs.

Food Programs

Health Assistance

  • Community Health Centers of Burlington

    Federally qualified health centre in the Burlington area with a Sliding-Fee Scale Financial Assistance Program that may lower what you pay for care.

  • Little Rivers Health Care

    Federally qualified health centre with several Vermont locations (including Bradford) and a sliding fee scale.

  • Vermont Medicaid and Dr. Dynasaur

    Statewide

    Dr. Dynasaur is low-cost or free health coverage for children and teens under 19; Medicaid covers income-eligible Vermonters. Apply for health insurance through the Department of Vermont Health Access.

Housing Assistance & Shelters

Infant & Baby Equipment

Mental Health & Postpartum Assistance

  • Vermont Children's Integrated Services (CIS)

    Statewide

    Early intervention, family support and prevention services to help ensure the healthy development and well-being of children from pre-birth to age 5.

Parenting Classes

  • Family Center of Washington County — Parent Education

    Parent education classes and workshops in central Vermont (in person, Zoom or hybrid), plus family support home visiting and Parents as Teachers.

  • Vermont Parent Child Centers

    Statewide

    A statewide network of 15 Parent Child Centers offering early childhood services, home visits to families with young children, playgroups, parent education, parent support and referrals; find your local centre on this page.

Pregnancy Centers

  • Aspire Now

    No-cost, confidential pregnancy support in South Burlington (and a mobile clinic): pregnancy and STD tests, ultrasounds, options counseling, parenting support services and fatherhood programs. No insurance needed.

Transportation

  • Capstone Community Action — Transportation

    Help getting around central Vermont: support for public transit programs, a Find a Ride service, and vehicle incentives that save Vermonters money.

  • Vermont Medicaid — Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

    Statewide

    Medicaid members without their own transportation can get rides to prior-scheduled Medicaid-covered appointments. To set up rides, contact the Vermont Public Transportation Association at (833) 387-7200.

Looking for more? Nationwide hotlines and programs that also serve Vermont are in the full directory search. Know an organization that belongs here? Tell us about it.