HSCVT Receives “Amazing” Grant from Jane’s Trust
In mid-December, Home Share of Central Vermont (HSCVT) received a wonderful surprise: a two-year grant of $20,000 from the Jane B. Cook 1992 Charitable Trust. “We are thrilled with the Trust’s thoughtful and generous gift,” says HSCVT Director Betsy Reid.
The Trust’s gift to HSCVT could not be more timely, as calls to the program continue to skyrocket. For example, in November ‘08, we received 160% more calls for assistance compared with November ‘07. “Thanks to the Trust’s amazing donation,” Reid observes, “we have the opportunity to help many more Vermonters enter into home shares and experience first hand this practical solution to living more economically, and staying at home.”
Reid noted that HSCVT especially apppreciates the Trust’s foresight in making this a two-year grant. ”That means we can spend more time directly meeting the needs of our participants rather than fundraising,” she said.
The Jane B. Cook 1992 Charitable Trust supports a broad range of organizations in the fields of education, children and youth, health and welfare, the environment, wildlife protection and the arts, with a particular focus on northern New England and Florida.
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