Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Foundation distributed the first round of grants, totaling nearly $380,000, from its Vermont COVID-19 Response Fund during the week of March 23. The grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000 and were made specifically to entities addressing homelessness, working on the frontlines with vulnerable populations, and providing basic needs, such as meals and food access to homebound seniors.
A portion of the grants went to community-based organizations like community-action agencies and coordinated-entry lead agencies that have critical programs for individuals and families experiencing poverty, including food shelves, housing, and more.
- BROC – Community Action in Southwestern Vermont
- Capstone Community Action
- Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
- Charter House
- Groundworks Collaborative
- Homeless Prevention Centers
- Northeast Kingdom Community Action
- Southeastern Vermont Community Action
- Springfield Supported Housing Program
- Upper Valley Haven
In addition, we focused on organizations who are contracting with the Area Agencies on Aging and providing distributed meals to home and housebound seniors.
- Bellows Falls Area Senior Center
- Black River Area Senior Center
- Brattleboro Senior Meals
- Bugbee Senior Center – White River Council on Aging
- Burke Senior Meals Program
- Chelsea Senior Center
- C.I.D.E.R.
- City Hotel Meal Site – Barre Housing Services, Inc.
- Danville Senior Action Center
- Greater Randolph Senior Center
- Greensboro Nursing Home
- Groton Lunches with Friends
- Lyndon Area Senior Meal Program/Darling Inn Senior Meal Site
- Mad River Valley Senior Citizens
- Meals on Wheels of Bennington County – Bennington County Meals program
- Meals on Wheels Lamoille County
- Montpelier Home Delivery/Montpelier Senior Activity Center
- Northfield Senior Center
- Orange East Senior Center
- Oxbow Senior Independence Program
- Quin-Town Senior Center
- Springfield Senior Center – Town of Springfield
- South Royalton Senior Center
- St. Johnsbury Nutritional Center
- Thompson Senior Center
- Twin Valley Senior Center
- Waterbury Area Senior Center
- Young at Heart Senior Center – Poultney area
More updates—including additional grantmaking—will be publicized soon. To stay up to date, follow the Vermont Community Foundation on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or visit vermontcf.org/vtcovid19response.
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The heart of the Community Foundation’s work is closing the opportunity gap—the divide that leaves too many Vermonters struggling to get ahead, no matter how hard they work. We are aligning our time, energy, and discretionary resources on efforts that provide access to early care and learning, pathways to college and career training, support for youth and families, and community and economic vitality. We envision Vermont at its best—where everyone has the opportunity to build a bright, secure future. Visit vermontcf.org or call 802-388-3355 for more information
Source: VCF 4.3.2020