HowardCenter
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The HowardCenter of Vermont provides human services to the state. The headquarters are in Burlington, Vermont
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There is a drug or alcohol rehabilitation center with a primary focus on substance abuse treatment. The treatment center provides residential short-term treatment care.
There are special groups and programs for women. Reimbursements are from Medicare
, state financed insurance, private insurance, and military insurance
. Payment assistance is offered on a sliding fee scale.
The organization maintains three separate 24 hour,7 day a week hotline for crises involving children and families, adults, and alcohol and drug crisis intervention.
. In 1994, the Baird Center, the Champlain Drug and Alcohol Center, and the Howard Center for Human Services merged into one organization.
The following are key personnel:
2009 salaries were as follows:
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
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There is a drug or alcohol rehabilitation center with a primary focus on substance abuse treatment. The treatment center provides residential short-term treatment care.
There are special groups and programs for women. Reimbursements are from Medicare
Medicare (United States)
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...
, state financed insurance, private insurance, and military insurance
TRICARE
TRICARE, formerly known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services , is a health care program of the United States Department of Defense Military Health System. TRICARE provides civilian health benefits for military personnel, military retirees, and their dependents,...
. Payment assistance is offered on a sliding fee scale.
The organization maintains three separate 24 hour,7 day a week hotline for crises involving children and families, adults, and alcohol and drug crisis intervention.
History
An original founding organization started in the 1870s to provide aid to women and children left destitute by the Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. In 1994, the Baird Center, the Champlain Drug and Alcohol Center, and the Howard Center for Human Services merged into one organization.
Organization
The agency receives 90% of its $60 million budget from the state. It is the 13th largest employer in the state of Vermont. There are 1,100 employees; 850 work full time.The following are key personnel:
- Executive Director - Todd Centybear
- Medical Director - Sandra Steingard
- Psychiatrist - Joseph Lasek
- Division Director - Robert Bick.
- Division Director - Marie Zura
- Division Director - Catherine Simonson
- Director - Charles Stringer
- Director - Lorraine Jenne
2009 salaries were as follows:
- Executive Director - $160,881
- Medical Director - $125,278
- Psychiatrist - $119,423
- Division Director - $97,062 to $99,298
- Directors - $93,584 to $96,615