Join the annual Central Vermont Ski for Heat event at Morse Farm Ski Touring Center on Saturday, February 11th and help a local family in need. When you make a contribution for emergency heating assistance, you ski or snowshoe for free. All Ski for Heat proceeds go to the Shareheat fund at Central Vermont Community Action Council. The first $1,000 will be matched 1:1 by John Gardner, President of Green Mountain United Way and the first $5,000 will be matched dollar for dollar by CVPS shareholders. Ski or snowshoe for an hour or for the day on trails for all levels and abilities, starting at 8.30am at Morse Farm Ski Touring Center just north of Montpelier. Central Vermont Ski for Heat is sponsored by Green Mountain Orthopoedic Surgery, Onion River Sports, Black River Design, Noyle Johnson Group, lastminutedeals.com, VSECU, Montpelier Pharmacy, Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Company and Red Hen Banking Company. For more information or to register, go to www.skiforheat-centralvermont.org
What's Happening
The cost of home heating oil is currently about a dollar higher per gallon than it was this time last year.
Executive Director Hal Cohen talks with VPR's Jane Lindholm and Matt Cota, Vermont Fuel Dealer's Assocation, about cuts in LIHEAP funding and how high oil prices are impacting Vermonters. Listen here
The cost of home heating oil is currently about a dollar higher per gallon than it was this time last year.
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The Community Action team is hard at work! Our staff are coordinating with local relief efforts and fielding phone calls for urgent needs. If you need assistance, contact us at the Flood Resource Center at (802) 479-4526; staff onsite from Noon to 4pm Monday – Friday. We provide advice, referrals & resources – help with emergency & transitional housing, food, clothing and other essentials. Our arms are wide open and we’ll stay hand-in-hand with our neighbors along the long road to recovery.
There are many ways to get and give help - check out the Vt Digger Guide to Flood Relief Help.
Central Vermont Community Action Council is the fiscal agent for the Vermont Irene Flood Relief Fund – where donations will go to support small local businesses to get up and running. This vital part of the recovery will help the beating heart of our Vermont communities – the little shop downtown, the restaurant on the corner, the repair shop down the street. Click to give.
You can also support a local family in need by giving to our Family Flood Relief & Recovery Fund.
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{Pictured left: Alison Joyall (right), Community Action Disaster Relief Coordinator, onsite at Paterson Park in Duxbury, Vt.}
Twin City Subaru is sponsoring a Flood Relief Food Drive to assist Vermonters in Washington County impacetd by Hurricane Irene. Donations can be dropped at Twin City Subaru Wednesday, August 31, through Friday, September 2, from 8:00AM through 5:00PM. All food items collected will be donated to the Central Vermont Community Action Council Food Shelve in Berlin for distribution in Berlin, Northfield and surrounding communities affected by Hurricane Irene’s flooding. Please bring non-perishable foods and canned goods right to the dealership: Twin city Subaru, 142 Berlin Mall Road (next to JC Penney), Berlin, Vt. For more information call 802-223-5232.
Young moms at Community Action's Family Literacy Center helped design and create a mural depicting their vision for a safe, nurturing and peaceful environment in which to raise their children who are at the heart of the community. The Planting Seeds of Change Mural Project was the culmination of a year-long wilderness skills, gardening, cooking, and herbalism progrown which added art as a tool for reflection, documentation and expression. The mural was installed on August 23rd on Summer Street in Barre.
For more information contact Project Coordinator Sandra Lory (802) 479-1925.
Everyone knows that floods bring damage, devastation and mess. But you don’t often think of empty fridges and shelves as flood damage. Last week Community Action's Barre Food Shelf saw 150 area families.
“We’re seeing people who lost their food supplies, and don’t have cash to replace their food staples. They are just stretched to the limit – and that’s what the food shelf is here for,” says Evans. The food shelf has been seeing higher demand as the slow economy drags on and low-income Vermonters find their resources exhausted. The flooding has hit these Vermonters hardest.We need immediate help to re-stock our Barre food shelves! Cash or food items are both welcome. Individuals or organizations interested in hosting a food drive to support the Community Action food shelf are invited to contact Kevin Wiberg at 479-1053 or kwiberg (at) cvcac.org. Download the flyer. or Donate online now.
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