Dear CVRAN Community:    Help us expand and grow! CVRAN needs an executive director. Join in with a donation to help us hire an executive director and at the same time keep us financially strong. Here we are, launching our very first annual fundraiser!  Our goal is to raise $100,000 among all of us who care about …

This is a great job you can do from home and would only take 2-4 hours per week. It’s a good way to meet people, learn more about the CVRAN community, and be at the center of volunteer activity. You would: Line up volunteers to provide transportation for medical appointments, grocery stores, camps, or preschool, …

At our general meeting last week, we learned that CVRAN and Downstreet Housing are partnering again to fix up a multi-unit house in Montpelier. This four unit building would include space for families and individuals. The new housing should be available for refugees and asylum seekers in Spring 2025. On their fundraising page, Downstreet had …

We recently received an update from the Mexican Consulate about their visit to Montpelier earlier this summer. As you can read below, they had a very full day! CVRAN co- sponsored this event and several CVRAN members volunteered throughout the day. Update Provided by Consulate Staff Member Philipe I allow myself to report the incidents …

Volunteer: Willow Mashkuri Town: Middlesex When did you start volunteering with CVRAN? January 2024 What is the most recent volunteer role that you have filled? Childcare and general help for a family from South America What made you want to volunteer for CVRAN? CVRAN was mentioned to me by one of my teachers asking if I would …

Dear CVRAN Community, Sad and happy news: this month, we will be losing our wonderful half-time Coordinator of Services for Spanish Speakers, plus Volunteer Coordinator, Liza Earle-Centers.  CVRAN’s loss will be Central Vermont Adult Education’s gain.  We know her many skills will be an asset for them, but how we will miss her! Please read …

Sue and John Morris of the Just Food Hub were featured in the Times Argus recently. You may have met Sue or John at a CVRAN meeting, where they often have a table of Equal Exchange products for sale. Read the great Times Argus article here. Equal Exchange specializes in fair trade products and the …

On June 14, several CVRAN members attended a symposium at the Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton focused on asylum seeker resettlement and assistance. Organized by the Vermont Asylum Support Network (VASN), the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP), and the Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS), this first-of-its-kind event in Vermont drew in …

Thanks to the CVRAN volunteers, Christ Episcopal Church in Montpelier, and the other community participants, for making another successful visit from the Mexican Consulate possible last month. Many Mexican farm workers in Vermont are often unable to make the trip to Boston for consular services. So, the Consulate goes mobile, and arrives with their computers …

  Can you imagine living in Vermont for years, but not being able to get a loan or scholarship to go to UVM or one of the state colleges? Can you feel the frustration of Governor Scott because there aren’t enough workers in Vermont and not enough people coming out of local colleges or training …