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Monthly Meeting will be held at New Location: Vermont Tech on Tuesday, February 18

***Update 2/17/14: Due to expected weather conditions the monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday will be postponed to a future time.*** The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness is this upcoming Tuesday, February 18. The meeting will take place at a different location in Randolph from where we usually meet. The meeting …

Reminder: Annual Homelessness Marathon Taking Place in Brattleboro on Wednesday, February 19

A reminder: the 16th Annual Homelessness Marathon, a national event, will be taking place on Wednesday, February 19 live from the First Baptist Church of Brattleboro, at 190 Main St. The Marathon starts at 7 pm and will run for six hours until 1:00 am. Live video of the broadcast will be carried by Free Speech Television (FSTV), starting at 8:00 pm. FSTV …

Shining a Light on Poverty Event on February 27

In honor of 50 years of community action in Vermont, the Office of Economic Opportunity is hosting a series of one-hour discussions on poverty every month in 2014. The next of these discussions is entitled The War on Poverty: Large Positive Impact, But More Work Remains, and will take place on February 27, 2014. The event will feature Center …

Transgender Community Face Discrimination in Finding Housing, Homeless Services

Transgender and gender nonconforming people, and in particular trans women of color, face among the highest rates of discrimination and violence in the country. One in five transgender people have been refused a home or apartment, and one in ten have been evicted because of their gender identity. Homelessness is also a critical issue for transgender …

Disability Awareness Day at the State House on February 19

The Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights will be hosting the annual Disability Awareness Day at the Vermont State House on February 19, 2014. Action will be occurring all throughout the day, starting 8:00 am and going to 6:30 pm. Here’s a breakdown of the day’s happenings: 9 to 10: VCDR will be serving coffee and pastries …

OEO’s Lynne Munzberg Retirement Celebration on February 21

The Office of Economic Opportunity’s Lynne Munzberg is retiring at the end of February. To honor her outstanding years of service, there will be a celebration at Central Vermont Community Action in Barre on Friday, February 21, 2014. Please send your RSVP to Paul Dragon at paul.dragon@state.vt.us.