Vermont Works for Women (VWW) has been awarded $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau to expand women’s access to training, apprenticeships, and jobs in the electrical, plumbing, and construction fields.
“There are great jobs for women in the trades that don’t require a college degree and can provide life-long financial stability,” says Jen Oldham, Executive Director of Vermont Works for Women. Read More
Skilled construction trades are in high demand and the need is great. Read More
Change The Story VT will celebrate Equal Pay Day by inviting Vermont legislators for coffee and inviting all Vermonters to take action. Early afternoon on April 10, Change The Story will join Vermont Business and Professional Women at the Vermont Statehouse to treat policy-makers to a cup of Joe and to offer up amazing Peanut Butter Bars made by Vermont Works for Women. Read More
Emily Coffin, a senior at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, was chosen as a National Child Awareness Month Youth Ambassador by Youth Service America and Festival of Children Foundation in 2014. Read More