(802) 651-8889, 152 Pearl St, Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 651-8889, 152 Pearl St, Burlington, VT 05401
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Thank You!!!
We did it! Thanks to 128 individual donations, team VIA raised $9880. Not quiet $10,000 but close enough for us to be well pleased with the results. Thank you to the leaders who took the challenge to share with their friends and family. And thank you to each of you who donated to VIA in 2020...because of you, we are able to move forward in 2021.
To read more about the work, follow the link below to our latest newsletter.
Building power to address homelessness, hunger & racial justice!
2020 Accomplishments:
- Won a minimum wage increase - VT's minimum wage on track to reach $15 an hour by 2024
- Organizing to ensure that the huge strides the state has made in housing the homeless during the beginning of the pandemic continue into the future
- Mobilized over 3600 students, New Americans, rural Vermonters, and people of faith to vote in the 2020 election
- 8 interfaith, inter-generational small groups studied the book "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas to begin addressing white responses to systemic racism
- Participated in placement of Stopping Stones to commemorate Vermont slaves
- Formation of Rapid Response teams to assist those chosen for deportation
- Provide support for New American students at Edmunds School to communicate their needs better