January 27, 2012 – 4:48 pm
Rachel Jolly of Vermont Works For Women asked us to spread the word about their newest recruitment: The Building and Construction Trades Council and Vermont Works for Women are offering Step Up to Green Electrical and Plumbing; an eight week, co-ed, pre-apprenticeship course with a sustainability focus. Starting in early March, this course will prepare [...]
January 24, 2012 – 4:33 pm
Thanks to Mary Ellen Mendel of VT 2-1-1 for news of state and local agencies teaming up for the sixth official statewide homeless point in time count on January 26 of 2012. The Vermont Balance of State Continuum of Care (CoC) and The Chittenden County Continuum of Care are again joining efforts for the sixth [...]
January 10, 2012 – 3:50 pm
Thanks to the New England Network for Child, Youth & Family Services for sharing this recent report on teen sexuality with Common Good Vermont. NEN is a not-for-profit training and research organization that works to advance the field of child and youth services. Their reports and toolkits are aimed at improving the work that social [...]
January 5, 2012 – 7:39 pm
Presented by Governor Peter Shumlin to the Vermont Legislature on January 5, 2012. Press play on the screen below for the complete 1/5/2012 recording Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the General Assembly, distinguished guests, fellow Vermonters: Thank you. It’s been such a privilege to serve as Vermont’s governor over the past year. [...]
December 21, 2011 – 7:52 am
For Immediate Release Dec. 20, 2011 Contact: Susan Allen, 802-828-6463 Doug Racine, 802-871-3003 MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin today announced that Mental Health Commissioner Christine Oliver and Deputy Secretary Patrick Flood will swap positions, with Oliver assuming the role of Deputy Secretary and Flood becoming Commissioner of Mental Health. The job swap meets two imperatives. [...]
November 30, 2011 – 6:17 pm
Press play on the screen below for the complete recording Governor Peter Shumlin helps unveil the new name of the Women’s Rape Crisis Center. Established in 1973 as the first rape crisis center in the State of Vermont, the WRCC has grown significantly over the years. Cathleen Wilson, the center’s Executive Director sites this growth [...]
November 9, 2011 – 10:23 am
For the past several years, Vermont nonprofits have been learning to “do more with less”, an approach which is taking its toll on the delivery of services to the people of our state who need it most.
November 7, 2011 – 10:20 am
MIDDLEBURY, VT – The Walter Cerf Community Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, announced 2011 grant awards totaling $115,823 to 40 organizations. Since 2001, the fund has made grants to organizations located in Addison County or Brandon, or that have a statewide reach and make a unique contribution to Vermont. Priority interests [...]
October 13, 2011 – 6:00 pm
Small to midsize nonprofit organizations across Vermont will make a leap forward in the area of performance measurement over the next two years. A $200,000 federal grant to Marlboro
College’s Benchmarks for a Better Vermont (BBVT) program is targeted to help nonprofitsdevelop specific ways to gather data and assess the impact of their work.
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September 14, 2011 – 10:07 am
Visit the Howard Center Job Fair on September 29! The Howard Center Job Fair will be held Thursday, September 29 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at HowardCenter’s Administration building (208 Flynn Avenue in Burlington). Staff recruiters will be available to discuss full and part-time positions as well as assist in the on-line application process. [...]
