If you have come to a CVRAN meeting, you’re familiar with the Just Food Hub. For quite some time now, Sue and John Morris have set up a table of ethically sourced food products at most meetings, making these Equal Exchange items easy for CVRAN members to pick up. When you buy from the Just …

CVRAN’s amazing pro bono lawyer Seth Lipschutz was recognized by the Vermont Bar Association for his many hours of work helping asylum seekers and refugees navigate the legal process. Read all about it in this joint press release from the Vermont Asylum Assistance Program and CVRAN! On April 5th, the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network (CVRAN) …

Why have a CVRAN volunteer spotlight?  The work of CVRAN is inspiring for so many reasons. The resilience and optimism of the refugees and asylum seekers themselves is remarkable, especially considering what most of them have endured. I also find the positivity and generosity of CVRAN volunteers gives me so much joy and hope for …

CVRAN’s 4th March Arts Marathon fundraiser is finishing its first week today. More than 40 artists are taking part this year – might just be a record! You can read more about the March Arts Marathon in this week’s Montpelier Bridge newspaper. With 3 weeks ahead in March, it’s not too late to make a …

What is more important for a volunteer organization than being the coordinator of all the volunteers? I still remember when Kathie O’Connor came to her very first CVRAN meeting at Trinity Church, and offered to take over this vital role at her very first meeting. Taking on this role meant building on the foundations that …