Resources for Individuals

• The American Red Cross of Northern New England seeks to support individuals and families in need of temporary housing or shelter, mental health assistance, financial assistance, and/or health services. You may visit their website here or call 855-891-7325 for additional information.  

• If you have water damage, mud or mold in your home, call Crisis Cleanup HOME CLEANUP HOTLINE 802-242-2054 to request volunteer assistance 

• Many resources for flood response in Vermont are provided by local Long-Term Recovery Groups: 

  • Kingdom United Resilience & Recovery Effort (KURRVE) serves Caledonia County and the Northeast Kingdom, KURRVE5LTRG@gmail.com or 802-281-3198 

  • Barre Up serves Barre City, info@barreup.org or 802-227-2635 

  • Montpelier Disaster Recovery Network serves Montpelier, montpelierdisasterrecovery@gmail.com or 802-272-2662 

  • HOPE Coalition serves Central Vermont, 802-476-8008 

  • Lamoille Area Recovery Network (LeARN) serves Lamoille County, learn@uwlamoille.org or 802-730-9513 

  • Community Resilience for the greater Waterbury area (CReW) serves Waterbury and neighboring towns, 802-585-1152 

• FEMA provides information to help prepare for, respond to, and recover from the disaster. Visit FEMA online here for more information and to apply for assistance.
• Look to local food shelves and pantries for food assistance. These are open to all Vermonters in need. 
• Dial 2-1-1, which is associated with United Ways of Vermont. The 211 website provides a database of resources for Vermonters in need, including crisis and helplines, housing and shelter, mental health, food, and similar community resources. 
• A number of communities have set up or are currently setting up flood relief funding for individuals and households, including:
  • Peacham Emergency Relief Fund 
  • Barre Community Relief Fund 
  • United Way of Addison County 
  • Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund 
• Utilize state guidance to prepare for an emergency and learn how to stay safe in a flood.  
• The Vermont Language Justice Project provides flood safety information in multiple languages. 
• Resources from the Vermont Association of Realtors are available here. 

 We will continue to add to this list as information becomes available to us. If you are aware of an existing resource and would like to suggest we add it to this list, please email it to grants@vermontcf.org.