7/2/2020 update: Throughout June, VWW virtual discussion panels have tracked the changing landscape of work in Vermont as we adapt to the “new normal.” Guests included James Moore of SunCommon, Caitlin Goss of Rhino Foods and Monica Chapman of PuroClean (both also VWW Board members), and Kadie Brenes of PC… Read More
Tech@Work has moved virtual! With schools closing for the rest of the year, Vermont Works for Women has decided to conduct online interviews with our Tech@Work speakers. Tech@Work is a speaker series program that introduces tech center students to gender diverse role models in various industries and career… Read More
Welcome to WHAT’S IN ROSIE’S TOOLBOX? inspired by Rosie the Riveter and our beloved Rosie’s Girls program! Here at Vermont Works for Women, our Rosie’s Team was starting to miss learning about tools and how to use them in our programs, so we decided to go virtual. This series… Read More
By Caroline Keller, Data and Evaluation Coordinator, with contributions by Rachel Kauppila, Employment and Career Specialist In April 2020, Vermont experienced a dramatic increase in unemployment over the month from 3.1% (10,523 people) to 15.6% (54,490 people), the highest level of unemployment measured in Vermont. In other words, unemployment increased… Read More
By Heather Newcomb, Women’s Program Manager As we all learn to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, for some it has meant release from incarceration ahead of schedule. Since mid-March about 60 women have been released from Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF), the only women’s facility in Vermont. For the women… Read More
Dear friends,Spring is generally a time of renewed energy, a natural reset button created by the return of the sun’s warmth. This year feels different – an uncertain energy lingers. Typically, spring is when Vermont Works for Women looks to highlight long-standing programs built on participants’ successes or share new… Read More
On Saturday, June 6th, a group of five women sat masked and 8 feet apart in the training facility at the Carpenters Local 349/352 in Williston. Newly donated plastic face shields, disinfectant spray, and hand sanitizer sat on carefully-spaced individual work stations as instructor Amy Judd welcomed the class back… Read More
Breonna Taylor. Breonna, an EMT working on the front lines of the coronavirus epidemic, an aspiring nurse, was asleep in her apartment when she was killed by police this March. Today, June 5, 2020, would have been her 27th birthday. We say her name today. We are… Read More
Get to know our amazing staff through VWW’s 2-minute Weekly Quick Tips, where staff will showcase tools, skills, fun activities they are doing at home while we all social distance and serve our community remotely. 7/3/2020: Today on VWW Quick Tips, VWW Data, Evaluation and Program Technology Specialist Caroline… Read More
By Nell Carpenter, Youth Program Manager Mental health challenges of LGBTQIA+ youth. Isolation from family members due to medical conditions. Challenges of adjustment for neurodiverse people. Shifting focus towards regenerative agriculture to stave off future crisis. Unequal access to internet and technology for online learning. The urgency of a… Read More