On Wednesday, two National Guard members in DC were shot by an Afghan national (see NPR and the Guardian). In response, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services announced that they had stopped processing immigration applications from ALL Afghan nationals “pending further review of security and vetting protocols.” CVRAN and the Vermont Afghan Alliance sent out …

CVRAN families and friends gathered in late September for a picnic at the North Branch Nature Center. The weather was glorious. Kids played soccer, adults socialized (on the look-out for errant kicks), and most people spent their time outside enjoying a perfect fall day. There was a also painting mural (see the photo above) for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …