Groundworks Collaborative

Groundworks Collaborative was established in 2015 following the merger of the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center and Morningside Shelter. We provide ongoing support to families and individuals facing housing and food insecurities in the greater Brattleboro, Vermont area. We envision a community in which every person has their basic needs met, including a safe and dignified place to call home. Our programs include:Foodworks - Providing supplemental food to over 1000 individuals per month, Foodworks is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for curbside pickup. Tuesdays are reserved for deliveries to those who are unable to pick up food during open hours.Groundworks Shelter - Our year-round, 30-bed shelter for families and individuals supports residents as they secure sustainable housing. Seasonal Overflow Shelter Open nightly from November through April, the SOS provides a warm place to sleep and a hot meal each night for those with nowhere else to go.Day Shelter Temporarily closed due to COVID-19, the Day Shelter is typically open Monday through Friday from 7am5pm and Saturdays from 7amnoon, offering a safe place where our neighbors experiencing homelessness can come in out of the weather and access services such as email, telephones, a mailing address, laundry, showers, coffee and a kitchen to prepare a meal.Housing Support Case Management Our Case Management team works with over 200 area households toward finding and maintaining stable housing.Representative Payee Program provides financial management to individuals receiving Social Security disability payments (SSI & SSDI) to ensure rent and basic living expenses are paid on time each month, maintaining housing and good financial standing.Healthworks Our collaborations with the Brattleboro Retreat, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, and Health Care & Rehabilitation Services (HCRS) host a Licensed Mental Health Clinician, a Registered Nurse, and a Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor (respectively), each providing 1640 hours per week of critical support to our clients. Changeworks We conduct various activities to promote empowerment for individual needs and advocacy for systems change.