You can get a passport or matricula card, renew a passport, or get a birth certificate for a baby born in the U.S. In addition, there will be legal and medical personnel for private consultations. Please note that an appointment is required and you must make it yourself. The consulate will not honor appointments made …

The online sale through the Equal Exchange fundraiser benefited asylum seekers and refugees here in Central Vermont, as well as the cooperatives and small farmers producing these foods. Some products were so popular with customers that they wanted to continue buying them throughout 2022. Anyone can continue going to the special website set up by …

The Tunisian Feast was a fantastic success! More than 150 meals were prepared and given out to customers despite last-minute challenges with an unreliable oven. The proceeds went to help with CVRAN’s efforts. Thanks so much to everyone who participated!

This December Christs Church, the Episcopal Church in Montpelier, VT will be hosting free, noontime concerts to benefit CVRAN. CVRAN will have a table with information about what we do at the concert. Donations will go to support our work. Hope to see you there! Dec 2: the Nisht Geferlach Klezmer band with music for …

Join us on December 11th for a delicious Tunisian Feast, prepared by Chef Ghazi for the benefit of the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network (CVRAN). The feast will be take-out and distributed at the side door of the Montpelier Senior Activity Center at 58 Barre Street in Montpelier. We ask you to make reservations in …

Would you like to buy olive oil from Palestinian farmers, pecans from African American growers in our south, or support a 4,500 member cooperative in Kerala, India, that works on elephant friendly fencing, safe water systems, and schooling through buying cashew? Purchase these items and more at the website cvran.justfoodhub.us All the items on the …

TPS Registration Extension The Department of Homeland Security has announced extensions of the registration periods from 180 days to 18 months for initial (new) applicants for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the designations of Venezuela and Burma, and the redesignation of Syria. Biden Continues Use of Title 42 The Biden administration is continuing the use …

FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Blueprint for a Fair, Orderly and Humane Immigration System 7/27/2021 This lengthy document includes the following policies relating to asylum seekers: Establishing a dedicated immigration court docket to consider the protection claims of eligible recent arrivals quickly and efficiently. Authorizing asylum officers to adjudicate asylum claims and establish eligibility standards …

It was with deep sadness – and appreciation – that the CVRAN community learned that Lou Cherry had died in early April, in Asheville, NC, after a short illness. He had only recently relocated there from Vermont to join his wife, Arlene. Lou was a person with wide interests, strong personal qualities, and deep commitments. …