DCF Helplines & Hotlines

Benefits Service Center:  1-800-479-6151 (M-TH, 8AM to 6PM, FRIDAY 8AM to 4:15PM)

• Learn about 3SquaresVT, Essential Person, Fuel Assistance,  Reach Up & more
• Report changes that may affect your benefits
• Report benefits fraud

Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline: 1-800-649-5285 ^(24/7)

Child Care Helpline:  1-800-649-2642

• Get answers to questions about child care financial assistance & referrals
• Report concerns about child care providers/programs

Child Development Helpline: 2-1-1 ^{(toll free in VT)}

Child Support Helpline: 1-800-786-3214

Energy Assistance: 1-800-775-0516

Lifeline Program: 1-800-775-0507

Media Calls: (802) 241-0929 (Luciana DiRuocco)

Vermont Spay Neuter Incentive Program (VSNIP): 1-844-448-7647

Other Helplines & Hotlines in Vermont

Adult Protective Services: 1-800-564-1612

• Report instances of possible adult abuse

Community Resources: 2-1-1 toll free in VT

• Find information about hundreds of community resources

Vermont Senior Helpline:  1-800-642-5119

• Free and confidential help for Vermonters age 60 and older

WIC in Vermont: 1-800-649-4357

• Nutrition assistance for pregnant women, new mothers and young children up to age 5