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Burlington unveils three-part strategy to address housing affordability and homelessness

Burlington officials are rolling out a new three-pronged housing strategy aimed at improving affordability and equity as housing costs continue to climb across the city.

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Happy New Year from CVOEO

We want you to know how much we appreciate your support and partnership. Your warmth, generosity, and compassion run deeply through us, giving all of us at CVOEO the faith and confidence in our service and in our community. And more than anything else, I want you to know that we have an extraordinary team here at CVOEO. They think creatively and act quickly in emergent times, they step forward—not back—in moments of challenge, and they remain grounded in care and commitment even as they witness the pain of others.

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3SquaresVT Updates and Accessing Food During the Government Shutdown

We live in uncertainty as the federal government shutdown continues. The real worry is for the 63,000 low-income Vermonters who rely on 3SquaresVT for food. Recent changes to eligibility and ongoing questions about funding have made it harder to know what’s true. ?In moments like this, clear information and community support make all the difference.

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Head Start Day of Action: Looking Back and Moving Forward

On October 29, the Champlain Valley Head Start joined programs across the nation for a crucial Day of Action, uniting to send a clear message to Congress: End the shutdown and protect Head Start!? Right here in our community, the continued shutdown puts the services provided by CVOEO's Champlain Valley Head Start at risk.

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Vermont auto shops say customers making the switch to winter tires early

If you're worried about the cost of a new set of snow tires, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity is holding its annual Wheels for Warmth event.

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Rutland Herald Community News - 8/7/25

A highlight of autumn events, including Wheels for Warmth, benefitting the Warmth Support Program administered by CVOEO and all community action agencies across Vermont.

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New federal SNAP rules to impact 3SquaresVT starting Oct 1

There are a lot of changes starting Oct. 1 for families who rely on food assistance, including for 3SquaresVT, Vermont’s SNAP food benefit program.

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Bennington County joins ‘Wheels for Warmth’

Wheels for Warmth was founded to make low cost tires available before winter begins while keeping bad or discarded tires off of roadways and out of streams – and all funds raised through the initiative provide heating fuel for Vermonters.

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CVOEO celebrates food shelf, housing programs in Middlebury

The director of Addison Community Action said their new Industrial Avenue office will help them better address community needs.

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Middlebury charity, food shelf will celebrate new locations next week

CVOEO, which hosts 11 programs it says help “people meet their basic needs, achieve economic independence, and grow a future in which we all thrive,” is holding an open house at its Addison County office next week.