October Newsletter

October 31, 2025 0 Comments

Hello from CVRAN! Welcome to our inaugural newsletter! We are working to gather up all of our non-urgent news, community events, neighborhood stories, and more into a monthly roundup on our website. Please ensure you are subscribed to receive updates so you remain in the know with all things CVRAN. Subscribe in the box to …

Summer Reading Program Connects Kids with Books and Community

Two girls reading a book outside. Image: Ben White, Unsplash.com
October 29, 2025 0 Comments

We know it’s already autumn, but we could not go on without shouting out one of CVRAN’s favorite annual offerings – the Summer Reading Program! This summer we brought together 14 local children and an equal number of volunteers for a season of learning, laughter, and connection. Over several weeks, each child met with their …

Local Actions Push Back Against Federal Anti-immigrant Stance

Newspaper headline in the Montpelier Bridge, Oct 2025
October 22, 2025 0 Comments

The impacts of the Big Beautiful Bill and other decisions at the state/federal level are being felt by Vermonters, including Afghan families assisted by CVRAN. Two articles that came out in the Montpelier Bridge this week cover the situation facing these families and how CVRAN is working to minimize these negative impacts. Here are the …

The CVRAN Fall Fundraiser Is Underway!

Two children hugging. Image: Irina Markova 2023.
October 20, 2025 0 Comments

Thank you for being a part of the CVRAN family. We wish we were sending a traditional fundraising letter, explaining our ongoing work and typical needs. Instead, thanks to the increasingly hostile national landscape, we are in full mobilization mode. Every resource, partnership, and ounce of staff capacity is being stretched to sustain critical support …

Social Media Surveillance At The Williston ICE Facility

October 15, 2025 0 Comments

News broke last week that the federal government is seeking to hire private vendors to staff a social media surveillance program at The National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center– an ICE facility in Williston, Vermont. Though still in an early planning stage, the concept is to hire a dozen contractors to create an office capable …

Time For Us To Check In!

October 13, 2025 0 Comments

Please join us for our Fall quarterly meeting. You’ll hear what we have been doing over the last months, how the changes to SNAP food benefits are affecting CVRAN, and what lies ahead for us. Just Food Hub will be there, an opportunity for you to get good food that does good work. We hope …