If you are in crisis or feeling suicidal, call or text 988
Click here for more information and resources.
Be Smoke-Free!
The “Be Smoke-Free!” page is about creating safe and healthy environments for our children and those we care about. Through collaboration, GFC works to reduce and eliminate the tragic and deadly harms of tobacco and secondhand smoke exposure.
For information on the effects of tobacco and cigarette smoke, click here. This page contains resources to help you, family and friends quit, stay quit and keep our homes, cars, parks and businesses smoke-free!
802 Quits & Vermont Quit Partners
Quit your way and stay quit. For stories, tips, resources and support, visit 802Quits.org. To connect with a Vermont Quit Partner, go to VT Quit Partners, or call 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8869).
Want to quit smoking, but need some help? FREE tobacco cessation classes are available at:
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH), join a class any time: Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m. or 5:30-6:30 p.m. Contact Terri Kneipp, 802-251-8456.
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Springfield Hospital, call 802-886-8946 for a class schedule.
Smoke-Free Zones & Events
Secondhand smoke harms kids and adults alike. Through the Vermont Department of Health, GFC provides free smoke-free zone and smoke-free event signs. Contact Us or call 802-463-9927 and we can help you develop and promote your smoke-free policies.
Free My Ride
Free My Ride is about spreading the message: There is NO safe level of breathing secondhand smoke. In Vermont, it is illegal to smoke in a car with children 8 years old or younger.
NEWS
March 2025 Coalition Meeting
Saturday, March 22nd 10:30-11:30am
Rockingham Free Public Library, Youth Room, Lower Level
65 Westminster St, Bellows Falls, VT
We invite you to a conversation about substance misuse prevention in our community and ways to engage with parents. Bring your knowledge, experience and ideas.
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​Transgender Support Groups
SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR APRIL:
4/10 (Second Thursday)
First Thursdays of the month: free peer support groups for transgender folks. Teens, 13-17, meet from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and adults, 18+, meet from 6 to 7 p.m. The meetings are held at Parks Place.
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March 2024 Newsletter
Want to see what we're up to? Download our newsletter for updates, achievements, and upcoming events! Click here to read.
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LGBTQIA+ Hangout
Join us for a FREE hangout for LGBTQIA+ members, ages 18 and old on the second Saturday of each month . We meet at Flat Iron Cooperative in Bellows Falls from 2-4pm.
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Online Narcan training
If you've picked up a package of Narcan or Naloxone and don't know how to use it, check out this video with instructions from the Vermont Department of Health.​
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