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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development, Financial Counseling, Human Services
Programs: Cvoeo has three community action offices that provide services to residents of chittenden, addison, franklin and grand isle counties. All three offices offer a broad range of services for community members with low income. Emergency services include fuel and utility assistance, housing assistance, hunger relief, and transportation. Other services include advocacy services, information and referral assistance, and free tax preparation services.
champlain valley head start is a national preschool program which provides educational and social opportunities to nurture the healthy development of children. The program offers preschool and childcare services at various locations to over 403 children and their families throughout franklin, grand isle, chittenden and addison counties.
as the largest direct service emergency food provider in vermont, the chittenden emergency food shelf served 10,051 people through its grocery program. 146 people were served through cefs' homebound grocery delivery program which serves seniors and people with disabilities who are homebound. The good food truck program delivered more than 5,800 fresh meals to low income communities throughout chittenden county. Another 5,000 meals per month were served through the food shelf's morning breakfast program. The food shelf also provided career training to 15 underemployed or unemployed adults through the community kitchen academy. 2,357,513 pounds or 1,178 tons of food were donated to cvoeo's 3 food shelves.