“Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others?”
“That’s who we are! We’re not who we say we are, we’re not who we want to be – we are sum of the influence and impact that we have, in our lives, on others.” –Carl Sagan
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Financial Stability
- 157 Vermonters increased their savings
- 1,807 Vermonters participated in micro-business and development start up classes
- $9,410,982 in tax refunds were returned to the Vermont economy through the VITA Program
- $2,355,000 was distributed through EMBRACE to over 471 micro-businesses in the midst of a pandemic when business was faltering and low income entrepreneurs were struggling
Children & Families
- 981 parents improved family functioning skills
- 789 Head Start children became ready for kindergarten
Community Building
- 751 Vermonters avoided evictions
- 678 individuals improved their leadership skills through engagement in VCAP communities
- 518 improved self-employment skills to provide for themselves and their families
- 513 found safety in domestic and sexual assault intervention programs at CVOEO. 90 Vermonters found Shelter, 1,974 hotline calls, web-chats and email assistance were provided
Health & Well-Being
- 54,352 hot meals were made and distributed to Vermonters in need
- 18,955 boxes/bags of groceries were distributed
Housing Assistance
- 121 Vermonters experiencing homelessness were provided emergency housing
- 714 Vermonters obtained safe, affordable and permanent housing
- 479 received security deposits
- 1,207 received rental assistance
Energy Assistance
- 4,491 were served through the Crisis fuel program for short term emergency assistance
- 3,449 Vermont households have improved energy efficiency and energy burden reduction