Trans Resource Navigator

Local help in Burlington

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Burlington is Vermont's largest city and the center of its trans services: the statewide Pride Center, the UVM Children's Hospital Transgender Youth Program, a sliding-scale community health center, and Planned Parenthood. Name change petitions for Chittenden County residents are filed at the Chittenden Probate Division on Main Street.

Covers: Chittenden County (Burlington, South Burlington, Winooski, Essex, Colchester)

Draft list from organizations' own websites, 2026-09-24. Call ahead: hours and services change.

On this page
  1. Where to file
  2. Name change and ID help
  3. Hormones and primary care
  4. Mental health and support
  5. Insurance and paying for care
  6. Sources

Where to file a name change

Court
Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Probate Division[1][2]
Filing fee
$150
Free help with forms
Court self-help center

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Filing tips for this court175 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401; 802-651-1518; ChittendenUnit@vtcourts.gov. Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed the…

175 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401; 802-651-1518; ChittendenUnit@vtcourts.gov. Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed the second Tuesday of each month from noon to 4 p.m. You can file in person, by mail, or by email. The fee is the same statewide.

Name change and ID help 2

Hormones and primary care 4

  • Pride Center of Vermont[3]

    Statewide LGBTQ+ center. Free rapid HIV testing (results in 20 minutes; drop-in Tuesdays and Thursdays noon to 6 p.m.), and the Vermont Diversity Health Project directory of affirming providers.

    • Free
    802-860-781211 Elmwood Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

  • Community Health Centers of Burlington (CHCB)[4]

    Community health center with LGBTQ+ primary care, PrEP/PEP, HIV and STI services, and a sliding-fee scale. Patient support for financial help at 802-264-8124.

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Sees uninsured patients
    802-864-6309

  • UVM Children's Hospital Transgender Youth Program[5]

    Counseling, puberty blockers, menstrual suppression, and gender-affirming hormones for youth under 18, with a team including adolescent medicine, endocrinology, social work, and psychology.

    • Insurance
    802-847-4696111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

  • Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Burlington[6]

    Sexual and reproductive health care, STI testing, and PrEP. Confirm gender-affirming hormone therapy availability and minimum age by calling the affiliate.

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Unverified

Mental health and support 1

Insurance and paying for care 1

Sources

10 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.Show all
  1. Chittenden Probate DivisionVermont Judiciary, Court. accessed
    “175 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401 p. 802-651-1518”
  2. Name ChangesVermont Judiciary, Court. accessed
    “There is a $150 fee to file a name change petition.”
  3. Health programsPride Center of Vermont, Organization. accessed
    “Pride Center of Vermont currently offers rapid HIV testing that is free and fast! Get your results in just 20 minutes!”
  4. LGBTQ+ HealthCommunity Health Centers of Burlington, Organization. accessed
  5. Transgender Youth ProgramUniversity of Vermont Health, Organization. accessed
  6. Planned Parenthood of Northern New EnglandOrganization. accessed
  7. Name and Gender Marker Changes in VermontVTLawHelp.org, Organization. accessed
    “Outright Vermont is providing updates on its website about issues affecting transgender Vermonters.”
  8. How we can helpVTLawHelp.org, Organization. accessed
  9. Vermont Office of the Health Care AdvocateVTLawHelp.org, Organization. accessed
  10. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed