Thanks to the dedication of 58 artists, writers, singers, and other creators, the Marathon has raised over $80,000 for CVRAN’s work supporting refugees and immigrants. You are simply amazing and CVRAN can’t thank you enough! Whether you were a participating creator, a sponsor, an organizer – you made this possible! Be sure to visit the …

Alexi, the new Vermonter who was detained at the border earlier this month after getting lost on the way to Costco, is back with his family again. You can read the update published by VT Digger here. Thanks to Brett Stokes, Alexi’s lawyer, and all the folks who attended the hearing to show their support …

CVRAN is so lucky to have had the gift of support from local businesses who support our mission to help asylum seekers and refugees. It is so heartening to have this affirmation when there is so much antagonism to this population in the national news. Recently in the month of February, Montpelier’s Hunger Mountain Coop …

The Letter to the Editor below was submitted to news outlets across the state by the VT-NH Asylum Support Network earlier this week. However, they found an inaccuracy, which has been removed. Here we are publishing the updated, correct letter: Recently, an asylum seeker family was detained by Customs & Border Patrol near the Vermont-Canada …

My name is Ali Zenie and I am very excited to join the Montpelier community as Executive Director of CVRAN. I come from a family of educators and knew early on that I wanted to work with kids and families. At age 18, I took my first opportunity to jump into a classroom, which was …

This VT Digger article covers what happened when a New Vermonter and his family got lost on their way to Costco.

Happy snowy February! For those who love winter, February is delivering!  If curling up with some reading material is your thing to do when the weather is cold outside, here are some pieces you might find of interest. It’s Valentines Day and a favorite gift is chocolate. Have you ever considered where your chocolate comes …

Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations are changing in Vermont, and across the country, as the new administration begins its efforts to reduce immigration into the US. Though Vermont hasn’t experienced much enforcement activity in the past, things are changing and the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP) is looking for help in documenting what’s happening. VAAP …

We’re really excited to share with you that Yolanda Bansah, who has been CVRAN’s Volunteer Coordinator since last fall, has received the National John Lewis Youth Leadership Award! Yolanda was one of two young Vermonters to receive the award from the Vermont Secretary of State. Please join in us in congratulating her! You can learn …

PLEASE share this post with artists, writers, and creators you know! The Marathon is our main fundraiser, helping us help new Vermonters. Are you an artist, creator, or a writer? Do you know someone who is? The Central Vermont Refugee Action Network (CVRAN) invites painters, writers, poets, musicians, fabric and multimedia artists, sculptors, and photographers …