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Vermont 2-1-1 is in the News!
Vermont 2-1-1 is a program of the United Ways of Vermont, and in Chittenden County funded by your Community Campaign contributions.
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Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf 7th Annual St. Paddy's Day Feast Against Famine Looking for Sponsors
Organizers for the St.Paddy's Day Feast Against Famine are looking for business sponsors to support the 7th annual event to be held Friday, March 15th at the Doubletree Hotel in South Burlington. With NewsChannel 5's Tom Messner scheduled to emcee the evening (which includes a Calcutta and silent auction), the festivities will kick off at 5:30 p.m.
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 Funding Available for Emergency Needs of Nonprofits
Funding is now available to address short-term emergency needs of nonprofits through the Special and Urgent Needs (SUN) grant round at the Vermont Community Foundation. With a relatively small amount of funding, SUN grants help an organization address an un-budgeted, unforeseen, and time-sensitive emergency. Read more about SUN here.
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 Community Health Centers of Burlington (CHCB) Ranked #1 for their Housing First Program
United Way Member Agency Community Health Centers of Burlington recently received the highest performance ranking during HUD's funding renewal.
CHCB's Safe Harbor staff provide Housing First services to support homeless patients who have complex medical conditions and/or face barriers to remaining housed. Once placed in the program, CHCB helps locate housing and then provides intensive support services with a social worker and other clinical staff to ensure the patient's medical problems are responding to treatment and that they have the skills to remain in housing.
United Way of Chittenden County provided $104,000 in funding to CHCB this year to support access to health care under our Health Impact Area.
For a complete list of other funded programs and initiatives under the Education, Income and Health Impact Areas, click here for our 2012 Portfolio of Investments.
Read more about CHBC's award.
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Events and Dates Not to Miss
HowardCenter: Fourth-Annual Curling Challenge; Saturday, March 16th; Cairns Arena, South Burlington. Now in its fourth year, the Curling Challenge makes possible critical HowardCenter programs in the community. Last year's event netted $47,000. Get Ready! Get Set! Get Curling!
CVAA: Third-Annual Bowl-a-thon; Saturday, March 23rd, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.; Spare Time, Colchester. Form a four person team and raise a minimum of $400 -- or -- if you raise $500 or more, be entered into a drawing for Red Sox tickets! Download a poster here. To register your team, download the form.
Vermont Department of Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and Governor's Council on Fitness and Sports:
Save the Date:
Burlington Dismas House: 28th Annual Dinner & Auction; April 6th, Hilton Hotel Burlington; 4:30 p.m. social hour & silent auction; 5:30 p.m. dinner & live auction. Bess Klassen-Landisscheduled to present the keynote address. Rev. Frederick "Rick" Neu to receive the Jack Hickey Award. Tickets are $50 per person and advance reservations are required. Learn more or reserve your tickets for the BTV Dismas House event here, or call 658-0381. Print a flyer to share.
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The Quick and Easy Way to Prepare Your Taxes Online -- for Free!
Would you like to prepare your own federal and state income taxes -- at home --
at no cost to you?
Are you a family (or individual) with combined income of $57,000 or less? United Way Worldwide has partnered with Goodwill Industries International, the National Disability Institute and H&R Block to offer this service through:
an easy, safe, secure and
100 % free way to file. Check it out today!
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Give.It's not too late to support the 2012 Campaign. That's right -- our Fiscal Year does not end until March 31st, so you still have time to make a gift. Give us a call today at 864-7541 and we will happily take your credit card donation over the phone. Or, click here to donate online.
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Advocate.
The Case for Suicide Prevention in Vermont;
Wednesday, February 27th,
8:00 to 8:50 a.m.; Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, Room 111.
For all legislators, state leaders and anyone interested in Vermont's priorities for preventing suicide.
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Presented by the Vermont Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition and the Vermont Suicide Prevention Resource and Training Center (a program of the Center for Health and Learning). For more information, contact JoEllen at the Center for Health and Learning.
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Volunteer.Introducing Neighbor Rides!  Want to make new friends and connect with your neighbors? Be a volunteer driver! Volunteer drivers use their personal vehicles to transport seniors and persons with disabilities so they may maintain as much independence as possible. Trips may include visits to medical appointments, grocery stores, adult day centers and other essential errands. Read more about Neighbor Rides.
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Request for Qualifications for Contract Services re: Interpreter Services
Learn more about the RFQ.Proposals due by February 25th.
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Babysitter Training
If your teen or "tween" is looking for babysitting jobs, here is the class that parents appreciate when hiring a babysitter.
American Red Cross Babysitting Training; Monday, March 4th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Miller Community Recreation Center,130 Gosse Ct., Burlington;
$110 BTV resident/$120 non-resident.
Please register by Wednesday February 27th at Burlington Parks and Recreation
. Click on the button that says "Download Winter Brochure" and when you've downloaded the brochure filled with great information and events, see page 16 for course details. Or call 864-0123 to register.
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