If you’ve attended Wheels for Warmth before, the myriad stacks of tires will be no surprise to you. What you might not know is just how many ways in which the Annual Wheels for Warmth event offers everyone a chance to make an impact.
CVOEO’s Champlain Valley Head Start Expands Addison County Preschool Program to Year-Round Schedule and Seeks Enrollment for 2026–2027 School Year
The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity and Champlain Housing Trust are seeking a site where they can establish a 100-bed emergency shelter.
The number of people in Chittenden County who are unsheltered, or living entirely outdoors, has “been very, very high," Sarah Russell, the city's former special assistant to end homelessness, told the Burlington Free Press.
Vermont Representative Becca Balint reportedly got a tour of the new Chittenden Food Hub and visited CVOEO’s headquarters this week. A post from Feeding Champlain Valley officials says that Balint met with CVOEO program staff, on S. Champlain Street, to highlight ‘Community Action Program agencies’.
The Vermont Women’s Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation, has awarded $411,650 to 46 nonprofit organizations across Vermont this year. The grants support programs that advance economic security, opportunity, and health and well-being for women+, girls, and gender-diverse individuals statewide.
As fuel costs continue to increase, many Vermonters are feeling the strain — particularly those who were already pressed to make ends meet. And for some, the trend has already contributed to big decisions, like switching out a primary source of heat.
Vermont's Kid Governor is hosting a cereal drive this week to support area food shelves. Kid Governor Roslyn Fortin, a fifth-grader at Highgate Elementary School, launched the drive on Monday. The event continues this Saturday, April 18, with a special collection at Mother Hubbard's Deli & Country Store.
The unusual, monthslong wait for this year’s federal Community Service Block Grant funds comes amid a push from the Trump administration to eliminate the program from the federal budget.
Burlington has opened its emergency cold weather shelter 12 times since December in response to extreme temperatures.