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Community Action Programs |
Community Action Programs
The three county-based Community Action Programs of CVOEO provide a wide range of important services to the low-income residents of Vermont's Champlain Valley. These include housing assistance, emergency fuel and utility assistance, emergency food shelves (Addison, Grand Isle and Franklin Counties), transportation assistance, food stamp outreach, gardens programs, furniture vouchers, farm-to family coupons, tax preparation assistance, assistance in filling out various application forms, information/referral services, case management, advocacy, and other locally based services. The Community Action Programs work closely with other local service providers, state agencies, faith-based charities, and the private sector, to maximize available resources available to help move low-income people out of poverty and into economic self-sufficiency.
Walk-ins are welcomed at all three Community Action offices.
Description of heating fuel programs in Vermont: "FUEL FACTS "
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THE COMMUNITY ACTION POVERTY SIMULATION
The Community Action Poverty Simulation is a unique tool that CVOEO uses to educate policy makers, local community leaders, students, teachers and other community groups and organizations, about the day to day realities of life with a shortage of money and an abundance of stress.
During the Poverty Simulation, (which will last approximately 4 hours), between 40 and 72 participants role-play the lives of low-income families, from single parents trying to care for their children to senior citizens trying to maintain their self sufficiency while living on Social Security. The task of each family is to provide food, shelter and other basic necessities during the simulation while interacting with various community resources staffed by volunteers.
The Poverty Simulation is not a game. Although it uses fictional scenarios, “play” money and other props the Poverty Simulation is not a game because living in poverty is not fun. It is a simulation tool that enables participants to view poverty from different angles in an experimental setting.
For more information or If your group or organization is interested in hosting a Poverty Simulation, at no charge, please call (802) 863-6248.
The Poverty Simulation Work Sheet (MS Word Doc)
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
