Capstone Community Action Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Fuel Your Neighbors
Capstone Community Action Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Fuel Your Neighbors A campaign providing emergency food and heating assistance for central Vermonters this winter (Barre, VT) Capstone Community Action’s Fuel Your Neighbors campaign, in partnership with VSECU, exceeded its fundraising goal by raising $300,000 to support emergency food and heating assistance to vulnerable Vermonters, surpassing the […]
VBSR Board Member Launches Healing and Social Justice Enterprise
Plainfield, VT — Rae Carter, a cancer and trauma survivor, announces the launch of EmpowR, a healing and social justice enterprise centered in co-creating personal and cultural transformation. Services and educational programs are designed to empower and affect heart-centered change in our personal lives and cultures to make space for healthier bodies and a more […]
Casella Honors Sustainability Leaders
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS RECOGNIZES SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS Eight customers honored across seven areas of excellence RUTLAND, VT – (February 25, 2021) Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST) is pleased to announce that eight of its customers were recently honored for their leadership in sustainability at the inaugural Casella Sustainability Leadership Award Ceremony. The customers were […]
Trabulsy, Billings Join Professional Financial Associates
COLCHESTER, VT, January 19, 2020 – Professional Financial Associates, LLC (PFA) in Colchester is pleased to announce the addition of financial representatives Abraham Trabulsy and Kylie Billings to its team. Abe Trabulsy is a recent graduate of the Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont. During his four years at UVM, Abraham was […]
VSECU, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON AWARD $100,000 IN GRANTS TO VERMONT NONPROFITS
[PHOTO CAPTION] Paul Costello leads a Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) community visit. VCRD is one of the recipients of a Jobs for New England Recovery Grant. Seven Vermont nonprofits receive Jobs for New England Recovery Grant Program funding MONTPELIER, VT—VSECU is distributing $100,000 in grants to seven Vermont nonprofits significantly impacted by COVID-19. […]
An Election Day Message from VBSR
As our country carries out the 2020 election in the midst of a pandemic and Vermonters brace for what will surely be an eventful week, VBSR calls for unity, civility, and patience as state and local officials take the time to count all votes during this unique election season. Over these last few months, Vermonters […]
CCS short-listed for global impact award
Champlain Community Services (CCS), a VBSR member nonprofit based in Colchester, recently advanced to the short-list for the prestigious international Zero Project Award 2021, recognizing innovative practices and policies in employment for people with disabilities. Each year, the Zero Project finds and shares Innovative Practices and Policies that help improve the lives of persons with disabilities. CCS […]
Windham Grows Farm & Food Business Accelerator Accepting Applications for BIPOC-focused 2020-2021 Cohort
BRATTLEBORO, VT — Windham Grows, a food and agriculture business accelerator that connects entrepreneurs with mentoring, industry connections and support, is accepting applications for its winter 2020-21 program. This upcoming program is geared toward growing the businesses of BIPOC entrepreneurs. “In the interest of creating equity in our food systems, and our continuing work to […]
