Feeding Champlain Valley returns to North Winooski Ave, reopens hot meal program
Feeding Champlain Valley has officially returned to North Winooski Avenue, and reinstated their Hot Meal Program, the organization announced on Facebook.
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Community Development Block Grants have dwindled, but still help small businesses
Alisha Wescott of Burlington, Vermont, is trying to get her online nail business off the ground. In August, she started selling her own custom kits, which is why she’s spent a lot of time in John Gergely’s office, an advisor at the microbusiness development program at CVOEO.
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.
New shelter to open in Burlington
Last fall, with the state’s motel housing program contracting and cold weather looming, the department swiftly converted the former police headquarters into housing for up to seven families. It hired an out-of-state contractor to manage the shelter through the winter, and, in May, the nonprofit Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity took over.
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.
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.
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.
Op-Ed: What happens when Vermont’s rural communities are left behind?
This commentary submitted to VTDigger is by Paul Dragon, Executive Director, CVOEO. Food, fuel and shelter are not luxuries. They are necessities.
Report says Vermont homeless numbers a ‘humanitarian crisis’
Advocates for the homeless say Vermont is in the midst of a “humanitarian crisis” when it comes to the number of unhoused people statewide. The 2025 Vermont State of Homelessness Report, released on Wednesday, shows record-breaking numbers of homeless residents and a system overwhelmed by demand.
2025 Vermont State of Homelessness Report reveals scope of homelessness
Vermont is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, according to a new statewide report released today. The report shows record-breaking numbers of unsheltered homeless residents and a homelessness response system overwhelmed by demand and undercut by funding cuts and affordable housing shortages.