Health

Senator Patrick Leahy: New Funding for Vermont Opioid Treatment 08/07/2015

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), announces a grant he secured to expand treatment for opioid addiction in Vermont. He will be joined by Kathryn Power, Regional Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Harry Chen, and Vermont Agency of Human Services Secretary Hal Cohen.

Evaluation of IBUTWA in South Kivu Province, Africa 08/02/2015

Cleophace Mukeba visits the Congo to evaluate the impact of IBUTWA programs on women and girls receiving assistance from this Vermont based organization.

Road to Recovery - Preventing and Addressing Homelessness Among People With Mental And/Or Substance Use Disorders 08/01/2015

Road to Recovery - Preventing and Addressing Homelessness Among People With Mental And/Or Substance Use Disorders

Vote for Vermont - John Sayles 07/29/2015

Pat McDonald talks with John Sayles of the Vermont Food Bank about food insecurity in Vermont.

Vermont Workers' Center: With Guest Ben French 07/24/2015

Host Stauch Blaise speaks with Ben French, a Human Rights/Anti-War Activist with perspectives on a variety of current events.

Preservation Burlington: IPTW 2015 Workshop 07/23/2015

Ron Wanamaker hosts Blyth McManus, Cultural Resources Intern with the National Park Service, on her advocacy work for historic preservation, and reflections on the International Preservation Trades Workshop - July 22-24 at the Shelburne Farms Coach Barn in Burlington, Vermont.

More information on Preservation Burlington - Preservation Burlington.

Burlington Ward 4 and Ward 7 NPA Meeting 07/22/2015

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.

More on Redistricting: http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/Ward-Redistricting/

Senior Moments 07/15/2015

Alison Mercier and Emily Forbes-Mobus, volunteers for the Alzheimers Association, deliver a talk on healthy aging.

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 07/13/2015

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks with guest Aron Meinhardt, a local filmmaker, about the issues of the day.

Women Helping Battered Women: Safe at Work Network and Economic Justice 06/29/2015

Host Kim Villemaire speaks with Janice Santiago, Community Engagement Specialist with Women Helping Battered Women, on the 'Safe at Work Network' and the economics of battering. For More Info visit: www.W HBW.org or call the Hotline number (802) 658-1996

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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!