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Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Annual Summer Cookout 08/17/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Annual summer cookout.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 08/17/2010

Watch the annual summer cookout here.

Burlington Livable Community Project: Kinship Information Navigation (K.I.N) 08/17/2010

Burlington Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community. For more information visit the AARP Site.
Tonight's program focuses on Burlington Kinship Information Navigation program with Linda Deliduka.

Chittenden County Votes 08/10/2010

Nick Carter speaks with Louise Ransom, Director of the Champlain Valley League of Women Voters on the League's new 'Voters Service program, aimed at reducing the gap between the number of registered voters and the number who actually vote.

CLiF- Children’s Literacy Foundation Promo 08/05/2010

The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to nurture a love of reading and writing among children throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. Since 1998 CLiF has served almost 100,000 children in nearly 400 communities across every region of the Twin States.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 08/05/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Zero Based Budgeting 08/05/2010

School Commissioners along with Superintendent Jeanne Collins, host various guests.

Informational Meeting - Lakeside Avenue Development 08/04/2010

Michel George of Champlain College presents plans for a proposed 3 story development, serving primarily as office space and technology data center, on Lakeside Avenue. Neighborhood feedback is encouraged.

What is Not Working in Mental Health Systems and Other Organizations: Improved Communication with City Council Interview with Ken Schatz 08/02/2010

Host Marj Berthold is joined by Ken Schatz, community member to discuss how to improve communication with city council and VT Mental Health Systems.

Senator Bernie Sanders: New Burlington Schools Summer Program 08/02/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Burlington School District Superintendent Jeanne Collins; Jim Down and Bobby Riley, co-principals of the summer school, report on Burlington’s new summer program which received federal funding secured by Sanders, a member of the Senate education committee. The Summer Opportunities Academics and enRichment (S.O.A.R.) program is attended by roughly 300 children from across Burlington five days a week, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for five weeks a year.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!