CVRAN is honored to be the recipient of Lawson’s Finest Liquids’ Sunshine Fund from February 1 – 15. By providing their staff with a living wage and benefits, 100% of patron’s ‘tips’ during these two weeks will become donations to CVRAN that directly benefit our work. So if you’re headed to Waitsfield for some awesome …

CVRAN invites painters, writers, poets, musicians, fabric and multimedia artists, sculptors, and photographers to join our sixth annual March Arts Marathon. This is one of our big fundraisers of the year and a beautiful way to donate to support CVRAN’s work! Registration is open now through February 28. Look for the March Arts Marathon button on …

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 …