Meals for Charter House CVUUS has been providing meals for Charter House for at least 15 years. In order to do this, we need several volunteers to prepare part of the meals each time. We also need people to serve the lunch on the second Wednesday of the month. These opportunities are not onerous, do … Continue reading Charter House Meal Prep & Serving Help Welcomed
A PROJECT OF THE BREAD LOAF MOUNTAIN ZEN COMMUNITY What’s Gather, you ask? Gather is a comfortable, welcoming, and free-of-charge gathering place that serves the neighborhood. Gather is a comfort zone for everyone, but especially those who deal with isolation, loneliness, or who could just use a listening friend. It is a hub of healing community. At Gather, … Continue reading Middlebury’s Community Living Room: GATHER
Come to our next one Fri Aug 15, 6-9 pm to release some stress and play games. We’ll provide peach cobbler, and you can contribute, if you are able and willing, a cold or warm salad, a beverage (we have lots of flavored seltzers), or anything else you think would be good to share. Feel … Continue reading CVUUS Game Nights (next one Fri Aug 15)
CVUUS Art Gallery Team welcomes your application to display your art in our versatile well-used lower level Ann Ross Fellowship Hall. The team is led by our board chair (and artist!) Hannah Sessions and her father (and artist!) Bill Sessions who you could contact with questions at blueledgefarm@gmail.com or office@cvuus.org. The team includes Larry Vanderburgh, … Continue reading Display Your Art at CVUUS!
YOU CAN HELP EASE THE HOUSING CRISIS Spread the word among your friends, family and neighbors in Addison County. Housing advocates say that only about 1,000 people in Addison County know about these resources. 1) HomeShare Vermont (homesharevermont.org) 2) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Basic Info (accd.vermont.gov/adu) Addison County Guide (acrpc.org/regional-programs/housing) 3) Homes First (Tiny Homes) (homesfirstvt.org)
Last Sunday of the Month with CVUUS After service at CVUUS, we meet in the “blue room” at 11:30 a.m. to coordinate carpooling. Local hikes vary depending on weather & trail conditions (1-2 hours). Liam brings some snacks to share along the trail. Feel free to add to this or not. Bring a water bottle, shoes that … Continue reading Sunday Hikes: Woods and Wings
Contact office@cvuus.org to be added. If you’ve been added and find it missing, check your spam folder to see if you can find it there and mark it as not spam. If not in spam, perhaps you “opted out” of getting a CVUUS communication at some earlier point in which case you get opted out … Continue reading Not Getting the CVUUS Weekly Email Blast?
America’s foster system is in crisis, and Vermont is no different. And the kids are the ones that pay the highest price with family and human service systems struggle. Around the breakfast table or during the commute to soccer or piano practice, parents tell their kids, “You can be anything you want to be.” “Work … Continue reading Supporting Foster Families
Here in Addison County, Vermont UUs seek to build the beloved community by supporting local farms and migrant workers from Mexico and Central America who live in our community. For many years CVUUS has collaborated with other local groups to respond where help is needed, with language, legal aid, banking, shopping, transportation, health and housing. … Continue reading Migrant Worker Support Opportunities Coming Up
CEAC’s Energy Navigators program is gearing up to offer our first Energy Navigator On-Boarding for individuals who are interested in volunteering with us as energy coaches. There are only a few more days to sign up for this session. Steve Maier, Richard Hopkins, and Jean Terwilliger currently serve on the board of Climate Economy Action Center of … Continue reading CVUUS Climate Engagement: Become an Energy Navigator!
