Central Vermont Community Action Council or CVCAC is a non-profit community agency in Washington, Lamoille and Orange Counties founded in 1965 to help people achieve economic sufficiency through individual and family development. The administrative offices are in Barre.
| Company type | Non-Profit |
|---|---|
| Industry | social services |
| Founded | 1965 (Washington County, Vermont) |
| Headquarters |  Washington County, Vermont |
Area served | Washington County |
Key people | Hal Cohen |
| Website | http://www.cvcac.org/content/view/12/26/ |
The agency administers a Head Start program.[1]
The agency advises micro-businesses in the process of starting up.
An outreach department assists low income residents in getting help they need by referrals, advocacy and case management.
They provide workforce training and development to people who have significant barriers to employment.
In 2008, the Executive Director earned $95,750[2]
History
editIn 2008, CVCAC maintained several services for youths: transition services from foster care and for the homeless; program for runaways; court diversion for non-violent crimes; Vermont Youth Development Corps/Americorps; Juvenile restorative program ensuring youths responsible make restitution as required; street checkers on probationers; street (peer) outreach; and Teen Center. These were discontinued.[when?][citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "National Directory of Head Start Programs, Vermont". U.S. Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2006-04-19.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
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