Pathways Vermont offers one-on-one employment support services for adults, in-person or remotely. Meetings are at the Community Center (279 N. Winooski Avenue, Burlington) and can be scheduled around your needs.
Employment support can include help with job seeking, resume and cover letter writing, and more.
Pathways also offers Peer Assisted Vocational Employment (PAVE), which covers the above services plus ongoing employment support and collaboration.
Vermont Works for Women (VWW) provides employment and career services for women who have a history with or are currently involved with the justice system.
Services are available for women at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF) in South Burlington. Support includes a career resource center and career coaching with a gender and trauma-responsive approach. VWW also helps you build skills, set goals, develop and launch plans.
Access job skills training and other support to help you find a stable job. The Lund Family Center focuses on providing parents in Chittenden County the support they need as parents and for their kids.
Lund provides a variety of family support services focused on young, low-income families who are struggling with incomplete education, lack of employment, parenting challenges, incarceration of a parent, and often, the effects of addiction.
Delivered in partnership with HireAbility Vermont and Lamoille County Mental Health Services, this program is for eligible youth ages 16-22. Through this program, you can access services from career exploration to employment retention support. The Jobs On Board for Success (JOBS) program helps you:
GEAR UP is a program to help middle and high school students facing obstacles continue their education after high school. Students must be enrolled in grades 6–12. This program gives students:
GEAR UP is available in many middle and high schools across the state. Students at those schools can talk to their school counselors about how to get involved with the program.
The Vermont Women’s Mentoring Program provides powerful support for individuals who are justice-involved, in transition from prison, treatment court, addiction, and/or mental health crises. Find a mentor to support your successful re-entry into the community. Mercy’s mentors primarily support women in transitional periods in key areas of life including:
Getting help finding a job is just one of the services at Pathway’s Community Center in Burlington’s Old North End. Work one-on-one with welcoming professionals and find community no matter what hurdles you’re facing in life.
The Pathways Vermont Community Center is a peer-run community center. The Community Center is a place to feel supported and part of a community. Here you can take comfort in knowing that you are understood and surrounded by supportive energy. The center offers fun and engaging activities, interesting discussion circles, employment assistance and a space to relax, use a computer or wifi, and feel at ease.
Pathways also offers weekly, facilitated support groups for adults. Before attending, please contact Pathways to let them know you would like to attend. These groups cover many different topics and activities.