In response to growing environmental concerns, Home Share Now is expanding its mission to include live-in matches for individuals motivated by “green” concerns. VSECU is endorsing this expansion with a $5,000 donation with the hope that area residents will consider home sharing to combine resources and energy usage, thus lowering individual fuel costs.
“Home Share Now [...]
Home Share of Central Vermont is thrilled to announce that we will be one of two beneficiaries for the annual Charity Golf Tournament sponsored by Capital Candy Co., Inc. a full service wholesale distributor based in Barre, Vermont. The other beneficiary is two year-old Maria Luise Vaughan, who is fighting brain cancer and needs continued [...]
Home Share of Central Vermont has major news on two fronts: first, we’ve moved. Second, we’ve established our first branch office, in Lamoille County.
The Lamoille office. We’re pleased to announce our new office in Morrisville, in space shared with the Lamoille United Way. We’re even more excited to announce that Amy Kolb Noyes is the [...]
Last month, HSCVT staff attended a dynamic symposium in Burlington called “Back to the Future: How Do We Get There?” (If you’re curious about that title, check out this entertaining video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ZNpbgzSbs)
Of course, we have no age limit for home providers, but many home owners are seniors. The symposium was an excellent opportunity [...]
A common denominator in successful matches is their ability to address each person’s needs, which are infinitely variable. With such a broad spectrum of home sharing aspirations, HSCVT needs a large pool of applicants to “mix ‘n match.” So we’re hitting the road, with three information events over the next six weeks:
Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, [...]
Thanks to a highly competitive, prestigious grant awarded to the City of Montpelier to administer to Home Share of Central Vermont, all donations to HSCVT right now will be worth twice as much.
That’s because the multi-year grant — $200,000 from the Vermont Community Development Program — is contingent upon HSCVT raising matching funds, including $24,000 [...]
In an exploration of how the poor economy continues to effect Vermonters, Vermont Public Television (VPT) plans to rebroadcast highlights of previous editions of “Public Square” — including a segment about Home Share of Central Vermont that initially aired last December. Each of the highlighted segments will be updated with current information, and re-packaged for [...]
The wildly popular Great Green Mountain Bob Dylan Wannabe contest is returning to Montpelier for the fifth time — this year, as a benefit for Home Share of Central Vermont and WGDR-FM.
The 2009 event will be held on Saturday, November 28th at 7 PM in the Montpelier City Hall (home to Lost Nation Theater). Approximately [...]
Waldenbooks at the Berlin Mall has partnered with Home Share of Central Vermont (HSCVT) to offer special “10-10″ coupons that will benefit both the public and Central Vermont’s only home sharing progam.
Customers can present the “10-10″ coupon to get 10% off all their book purchases at the Berlin Waldenbooks for two days only, October 21 [...]
Home Share of Central Vermont Director Betsy Reid today thanked Sovernet Communications for their generous monthly in-kind contribution of a reduced rate on internet service.
HSCVT signed up with Sovernet Communications as the program’s internet service provider in mid-June. Because HSCVT is a non-profit program on a very lean budget, Sovernet agreed to a $10 credit [...]