Programs and Education

Community High School of Vermont

 

Vermont Offender Work Programs

The goal of Vermont 's offender work programs is to prepare offenders to earn a living when they rejoin society-at-large, and to be contributing members to our communities and economy.

Workforce Development Program

The goal of the Workforce Development Program is to reduce recidivism by developing programs designed to improve life skills for effective reintegration into society.

Offender Responsibility Planning

Case Management and the Offender Responsibility Plan.

Vermont Treatment Program for Sexual Abusers

The Vermont Treatment Program for Sexual Abusers teaches offenders how to accept, understand, modify and maintain permanent changes in behavior relating to illegal sexual behavior.

Cognitive Self Change: a Program for Violent Offenders

The Cognitive Self Change Program teaches offenders convicted of violent offenses how to identify thoughts and attitudes that lead them to do violent acts, and teaches them how to find and use new thoughts and attitudes that don't.

Vermont Domestic Abuse Teams and Programs

Intensive Domestic Abuse Program (IDAP), Batterers Intervention Program (BIP), Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs, Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services.

Substance Abuse Programs

Substance Abuse Programs work to develop sober and drug-free lives among Vermont offenders and to reduce the social, economic, and criminal impact of substance abuse on the lives of victims, perpetrators, and the community.

Transitional Housing Grantee information

DOC provides grant funds for Transitional Housing opportunities and Housing Search Specialists across the state. Transitional housing programs include a place to reside, receive case management and information referrals, in addition to other services. Housing Search Specialists assist offenders with identifying and securing private apartments in the community, as well as retention services upon housing placements.