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
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
As Vermont State Colleges considers the closure of Vermont Technical College in Randolph and Northern Vermont University in Johnson and Lyndon, Vermont Works for Women wishes to express our strong support for these invaluable institutions. VTC and NVU are pillars in the Vermont post-secondary education landscape. As an organization… Read More
From all of us at Vermont Works for Women (VWW), we hope you and those around you are healthy, safe and taking care of yourselves during this time. As we all navigate learning to work from home, teach from home, and acclimate to life safer at home, we are… Read More
Looking to plug a bit of career exploration or inspiration into your day? Vermont Works for Women has put together three NEW video series! Tech@Work Online is a speaker series program that introduces tech center students to gender diverse role models in various industries and career fields.VWW… Read More
VWW has compiled a list of resources available for residents in Vermont during COVID-19, such as child care, food, unemployment assistance and more. We will continue to update this list as more resources are identified. Read More
We are thrilled to announce Citizen Cider will be supporting Vermont Works for Women for the month of March, in recognition of Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day and Equal Pay Day! Citizen Cider is pledging to donate .16 cents for every case of Citizen Cider sold in Vermont… Read More