Chittenden County

From CVOEO:

The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) hosts Community Action Day to help revitalize Champlain Street Park, one of the few remaining public green spaces in Burlington’s South End neighborhood. The event offers the community an opportunity to come together in recognition of Earth Day and Fair Housing Month.

Community members come together to hear about how housing security and community agency in the spaces they live contribute to thriving, inclusive communities. Fair Housing Project team members share a brief introduction to Fair Housing Month, and highlight other Fair Housing Month community conversations and activities for people to plug into. Participants enjoy lunch, conversations about housing inclusion, and help clean up the park. HeART & Home Kits are available as well! Join us for this moment of caring for this community space. 

From the organizer:

The KidSafe Collaborative Annual Awards honor outstanding individuals and groups in our community who have made a significant contribution to improving the safety, health, and well-being of children in Chittenden County.

Our signature event has been celebrated for over 30 years, recognizing our community's heroes who support children, youth, and families and go “above and beyond” in their work to prevent and address child maltreatment. 

From Peace Talks:

In this episode, we are exploring innovative solutions to the housing crisis in Vermont. We talk with Jason Van Nest who is an Architect, a professor at NY-Tech, and the Founder & CEO of LOGIC Building Systems. The crux of the matter is that new, affordable homes need to be built for younger, more diverse populations, but not at the expense of existing Vermont communities or the environment. Conventional approaches to development have struggled to address these issues because of the complex dynamic systems at play. Economic, social, and environmental interests all overlap in contradictory ways when it comes to housing. But what if there was a way to address these overlapping interests and needs by shifting our focus from home construction to industrial revolution? Tune in and see how an architect is transforming the housing market by design.

Show Guest: Jason Van Nest, Architect, professor at NYTech, and the founder & CEO of LOGIC Building Systems

From Peace Talks:

This episode focuses on how we can change our approach towards acculturation from an “assimilation” based system to an “integration” based system that respects the cultural heritage and dignity of immigrants entering the United States. We meet with Tamara Parks, who has been a teacher and principal for nearly a decade, and is currently serving as the Director of the Multilingual program through the Essex Westford School District (EWSD). We will be exploring Tamara’s journey as a first generation immigrant to the United States, herself, and how that experience has informed her work in the public education system. We will be discussing a range of peacebuilding topics, such as postcolonialism, multiculturalism, and building peace through inclusive practices that promote equity and understanding across cultures and communities.

Show Guest: Tamara Parks — Educator, Advocate, and Director of the Multilingual Program at the Essex Westford School District