Brenda Lynn Siegel, the executive director of End Homelessness Vermont, is a policy advocate, educator,
Laura Chapman is a civic volunteer, social justice activist, and works with human-services nonprofits that...
Laura Sibilia represents Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro in the Vermont House of Representatives,
Robin Rieske is facilitator of CSUR, a collaborative effort that includes Voices of Hope, Turning...
Susanne Shapiro's nursing career toured through multiple areas of medicine, but the field of elder care has always held her professional heart. And that heart was evident as Shapiro said goodbye to Valley Cares after eight years as executive director of the organization, which provides affordable elder housing and supportive services known as West River Valley Senior Housing. In its two facilities, Valley Cares offers three types of housing options with varying degrees of support services for tenants. “It's been...
It sure is nice to get an A on your report card. An A-plus is even better. Holton Home is celebrating an A-plus! I'd like to thank everyone who made it, not just possible, but inevitable! As a licensed long-term care facility, Holton Home must care for its elder residents according to strict regulations. It's unusual to be found in full compliance with every one of them, but our state licensing folks say Holton Home is such a place. They...
Brattleboro Time Trade (BTT) hosts a contra dance on Sunday, Dec. 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Stone Church on Main Street. This event is a benefit for BTT's Scholarship Fund to help more people join the organization and to help defray its overhead costs. BTT is a service exchange network in which everyone's time is valued equally. It has 325 members who exchange services for time instead of money. Examples of these services are childcare, gardening, transportation,
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