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Supporting our neighbors is at the heart of CVOEO’s mission. 
 
We believe in celebrating each other’s talents, in coming together as a community to make expenses more manageable, and in always doing what we can to keep our neighbors fed, warm, and, safe. 
 
This past month gave us so many opportunities to come together, and despite the cold months ahead, we look forward to many more gatherings. We hope that you will join us as we reflect on what our community can accomplish. Together, we will continue to advocate, support, and strengthen our community each day. 
Domestic Violence Awareness Month at CVOEO
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Throughout the month, CVOEO’s Voices Against Violence/Laurie’s House is hosting several events to provide education and outreach for the St. Albans community. There will be a Survivor Art Day at All About Kids, a Reading/Speak Out Day for survivors in downtown St. Albans, and a Community Advocacy Training at Northwestern Counseling & Support Services. For more information about these events, please reach out to Shannon McMahon at smcmahon@cvoeo.org.
 
This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of Laurie’s House, and later this month we look forward to inviting you to a press event and community gathering on October 27th to celebrate the impact of this critical program serving Franklin and Grand Isle Counties.  
2022 Karibu Fashion Show and New Hope Award Presentation Ceremony
The 2022 Karibu Fashion Show and New Hope Award Presentation Ceremony was a success! Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the cultural diversity of the Burlington area. Together we raised over $20,000 to support asylum seekers in our community!

Congratulations again to the 2022 Crystal Family New Hope Award winners, Hawa Adan and Aden Haji!
Vermont Low-Income Home Weatherization Assistance Program
CVOEO's Weatherization Program is an anti-poverty program with the purpose of reducing electrical and heating load of housing units within Vermont. 
 
Saving an average of 30% of a homeowner or renter's energy bills allows those financial resources to be used in other important budget areas. Through comprehensive testing of the building and careful completion of the energy work, housing units are made safer, healthier, and more energy efficient.
 
The Weatherization team engages in various types of work, including airsealing, insulation, ventilation, and heating efficiency. In the last year, 217 households received weatherization and energy efficiency improvements, which resulted in 281 gallons of oil being saved per household. 
Save the Date: Wheels For Warmth
Established in 2005, Wheels for Warmth has three goals: raise funds for emergency heating assistance for distribution through CVOEO, Capstone Community Action, and BROC Community Action; create a resource of DMV-inspected tires that are deemed safe for at least one season of use, to be sold to Vermonters in need at reasonable prices; and provide a convenient, inexpensive way to dispose of unwanted tires, reducing the number of tires discarded in rivers or along our roadways. This year's event will run from October 27th-29th at participating locations.
 
In sixteen years, Wheels for Warmth has raised nearly $560,000 for emergency fuel assistance, sold more than 20,000 safe donated tires, and recycled more than 45,000 unsafe tires.