Home Share of Central Vermont

November 19th, 2008

Perhaps it’s a sign that home sharing will be increasingly important as we weather the challenging economic times ahead.  Perhaps it’s just coincidence.  Either way, we were excited to be contacted by two separate public broadcasting reporters, each of whom is preparing an in-depth look at home sharing in our state.
First up is Nina Keck, […]

October 14th, 2008

This fall, Home Share of Central Vermont (HSCVT) received an unexpected and wondrous gift from Concept 2, the international rowing machine company based in Morrisville: Concept 2 invited us to be the beneficiary of their underwriting credit on Vermont Public Radio in October, November and December.
This means that three times weekly throughout each month, a VPR announcer […]

September 11th, 2008

The Merchants Bank Foundation has awarded $1,000 to Home Share of Central Vermont (HSCVT) in recognition of the growing need for home sharing to help Vermonters cope with high food and fuel prices.
“Home sharing is in the eye of a ‘perfect storm’ — dramatically higher fuel and food costs, an affordable housing crisis, and an […]

August 21st, 2008

The summer 2008 edition of Silver Voice, a newsletter published by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), includes a profile of HSCVT volunteer Rosemary Wheelock.  Here’s an excerpt:
“Rosemary’s work for Home Share has also taught her the importance of listening. ‘I feel like I’m helping just by listening — particularly with the elderly because […]

July 29th, 2008

The Kinney Drugs Foundation, whose mission is “to help people live healthier lives within the communities that are served by Kinney Drugs”, has donated $1,000 to Home Share of Central Vermont (HSCVT).  In the HSCVT service area, Kinney Drugs has three stores: on the Barre-Montpelier Road, in Morrisville, and in Randolph.
Home sharing is daily preventative […]

July 25th, 2008

The Times Argus, the daily newspaper for the Barre-Montpelier region of Vermont, recently published the following letter-to the editor from Betsy Reid, director of Home Share of Central Vermont (HSCVT):
“Strenghtening the bonds of community may well be the silver lining accompanying the storm of economic hardships caused by the skyrocketing costs of food and fuel.  […]

June 12th, 2008

The Key Foundation, which is funded by KeyBank and its Vermont employees, has contributed $1,500 to support our efforts to facilitate home sharing matches.
Amy White, manager of KeyBank’s Barre Branch, presented the check to HSCVT director Betsy Reid.  “We are very proud to partner with Home Share of Central Vermont,” White said.  Providing resources that […]

April 11th, 2008

On Wednesday April 9th, Rosemary Wheelock, a veteran volunteer of Home Share of Central Vermont (HSCVT), got up very early, left her house in Calais and headed for WLBV-AM in Morrisville.  Together with HSCVT Home Sharing Supervisor MaryAnn Martinez, Rosemary was interviewed by Roland LaJoie, host of “Vermont Country Morning.”
 Rosemary made the early morning trek […]

March 4th, 2008

February was an important month for Vermont’s two home share programs to make our case for funding to state legislators in Montpelier. 
This isn’t an easy year to get state funding, but we got a real boost from a very persuasive speaker: Meg Donahue Davis, a home provider in the Home Share of Central Vermont (HSCVT) program.  On […]

February 19th, 2008

The Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA), which sponsors Home Share of Central Vermont, provides information and assistance not only to elders, but also to their caregivers.  CVCOA’s caregiver services include publishing a newsletter, offering workshops, coordinating support groups.  For more information, you can read the February 2008 newsletter, Caring for Caregivers.