With the historic flooding throughout Vermont in summer 2023, community resources for flood recovery from the State of Vermont are available below:

• Need emergency help:  call 911
• Need resources and support: call 211  vermont211.org
• Emergency Housing – the Red Cross, or other agencies, will usually host short-term emergency shelter sites – call 211 
• List of Open Emergency Shelters – VTDigger 
• Dept of Health Guidance Stay Safe in a Flood 
• If you have insurance:
  • Contact your insurance agent and file a claim.
  • Get an adjuster scheduled to come.
  • Take photos of the damage and document the contents.
  • Flood insurance covers damage due to overland flow affected two or more properties.  This includes damage to utilities in the basement.  A homeowner’s policy will not cover losses due to flooding
  • NFIP Resources  (including How to File Your Claim)  Recursos del NFIP 
• Contact your Town Administrative Officer or Zoning Administrator regarding permits
  • You can make temporary emergency repairs and start clean up.
  • Stay safe regarding floors, electricity, fuels, fire, dust, potable water, and mildew.
  • Get the building dry – but don’t pump out basements too fast (to avoid collapse). 
  • If you have a fuel leak or an oily sheen on standing water please report to 800-641-5005 (24/7)
• Vermont Flood Guide: Preparation, Response & Recovery Preservation Trust of Vermont
• Permits are required for permanent repairs and improvements. Contact your Town AO or ZA to avoid future damage.
• Funds after a federally-declared disaster sometimes there are federal funds released for:
  • Individual and Households Assistance (IA) is fairly limited to losses that could not have been insured. 
  • Small Business Administration Loans
  • Sometimes private foundation or community funds are raised to meet other unmet needs.
• Current list of MARC Sites (Multi-Agency Resource Centers)
• After the Flood factsheet
• Before you Begin Repairs – Permit flow chart
• Repairing your flooded home – FEMA 234
• Disaster Recovery Guide for Businesses – contains checklists; to do lists
• FEMA – Rebuilding After a Flood
• Flood Info for Volunteers, Businesses and Supporters – Montpelier Alive
• State Road Closures –  newengland511.org  

Make a Donation
Please direct funds to an established recovery organization such as:

• The Vermont Community Fund – Flood Response and Recovery Fund
• Barre – Vermont Main Street Flood Recovery Fund
• Northern New England Red Cross
• Your Local United Way
• www.montpelieralive.com/flood2023

Volunteer

• Vermont State Site – Volunteer to Help Support Vermonters 
• There are many local community mutual aid efforts.
  • Rainbow Bridge Community Center (81 N. Main St. Barre) Tues – Fri, 10 am – 4 pm with any help to offer
  • Barre City Relief – AFL-CIO 
  • www.montpelieralive.com/flood2023 
• Community Resilience Organizations: gocros.org

• State of Vermont website
• Vermont Legislature website
• Vermont Agency for Human Services
• Vermont Department of Mental Health – How to get help
• Vermont Department of Libraries

• ELMI Business Finder: locate businesses and contact information.
• Learning Express Library: career preparation, college test prep, high school equivalency center, student
• O*Net: an occupational data and job search tool.
• Vermont Small Business Development Center: free expert assistance for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
• Vermont Workforce Development: resources for jobseekers in Vermont.

• AA – Area 70 Vermont: Alcoholics Anonymous Area 70 covers the entire state of Vermont.
• Age Well: Committed to helping individuals age well, Age Well reduces barriers by providing access to healthy meals, in-home care, and community resources.
• Counseling Service of Addison County: a local community mental health center located in Middlebury, VT.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Vermont: NAMI Vermont supports, educates, and advocates so that all communities, families, and individuals affected by mental health challenges can build better lives.
• Open Door Clinic: a free health clinic located in Middlebury, VT, for uninsured and under-insured adults in Addison County, Vermont.
• Resources for Resiliency – Addison County Area Community Resource Guide: a comprehensive resource guide that includes information about a range of supports available in the Addison County area, including mental health, substance misuse treatment, food resources, housing, transportation, and more.
• The Women’s Center: a free clinic located in Middlebury, VT, for unplanned pregnancy services.
• Turning Point Center of Addison County: a recovery center that provides a safe, friendly, and substance-use-free environment where all people in recovery, and their families and friends, can meet for peer-to-peer recovery support, social activities, recovery coaching, education, and advocacy.
• Vermont Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse: free publications and resources.
• VTHelplink: a statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment and recovery services in Vermont.
• The Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging and GetSetUp provide hundreds of live online classes to keep older adults mentally, physically, and socially active.

• Addison County: Coronavirus Resources
• Center for Disease Control (CDC): COVID-19 page
• Vermont Department of Health: COVID-19 page

• Community Legal Information Center (CLIC): Vermont’s free legal reference and information service for the general public. Access to legal research databases, legal self-help books, and reference services.
• Vermont Law Help: free civil legal help to low-income people who live in Vermont.

• DigitalLearn.org: a collection of self-directed tutorials for end-users to increase their digital literacy. Feedback from public library staff directed Public Library Association to develop courses on the most basic skills, such as using a computer, navigating a website, and searching. Modules are video-based with narration, 6 to 22 minutes long, and help learners practice skills like using a mouse and setting up passwords. Nearly all modules are available in Spanish as well as English.

• The Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging and GetSetUp provide hundreds of live online classes to keep older adults mentally, physically, and socially active.

• Addison County Farmworkers Coalition: The Coalition’s goal is to promote the well-being of farms and farmworkers (especially undocumented workers).
• Migrant Justice: Their mission is to build the voice, capacity, and power of the farmworker community and engage community partners to organize for economic justice and human rights.
• Open Door Clinic (Middlebury, VT): a free health clinic for uninsured and under-insured adults in Addison County, Vermont.
• Vermont Migrant Education Program: provides free educational support services to eligible children of families that relocate in order to obtain seasonal or temporary employment in agriculture and to eligible out-of-school youth that has moved to obtain seasonal or temporary agricultural employment.

• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
• The Rokeby Museum
• Vergennes Dept of Parks & Recreation
• Vergennes Opera House
• Boys and Girls Club
• Vergennes Partnership

• Addison County Solid Waste Management District: details about programs and services, District news and publications, and practical information to help you properly recycle or dispose of household and business wastes.
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes: youth from Vergennes, Addison, Panton, Waltham, and Ferrisburgh in grades 4 – 12 can join the Club free of charge.
• Green Mountain Foster Bikes: A Vermont-based nonprofit with a mission to give foster kids a bicycle to ride.
• United Way of Addison County: focus on health, education, and financial stability to improve lives and strengthen Addison County.
• Vermont 211: a free, confidential information and referral program of the United Ways of Vermont, helping to connect Vermonters with a wide range of community, health, and human resources and services.
• Vermont Department of Public Services: Public WiFi hotspot locations in Vermont.
• Vermont Department of Taxes: file taxes, find tax forms, and check rates.