Hockanum Valley helps by feeding the hungry and providing clothing and household goods to poor families through our Basic Needs Program. HVCC also conducts workshops on budgeting, energy savings, low cost nutrition and related topics to help our clients help themselves by discovering and using their own resources.

HVCC Elder Services seeks out senior residents of the Vernon area and discovers those who need help - many do. Help getting proper medical care, help keeping their homes in repair, help dealing with medical, state and town bureaucracies, help facing the day and remaining in the community. Outreach, counseling, social support, friendly visitor, and chore services - all help our seniors.

The blue and white buses and vans from HVCC Transportation provide rides for senior residents of Vernon, Ellington, Tolland and Manchester. We provide rides to and from medical appointments, personal care, and shopping. Many seniors tell us that they could not continue to remain in their homes if not for the HVCC Dial-A-Ride.

Our Mental Health Services include family and couples counseling, mental health services and substance abuse treatment. Psychiatric evaluation and medication review are available. HVCC is one of the few places where individuals can get treatment on a sliding fee scale. We are Medicaid and Medicare eligible.