📆Tuesday, 6/17
⏰3-6pm
📍Old North End Farmer’s Market

The USDA NRCS in conjunction with The Burlington Lead Program and UVM Extension is offering FREE soil screening for lead.

Bring 2 cups of your soil in a sealed, plastic bag and NRCS will perform analysis and give you the results on the spot!

On 6/23/25 there will be a Public Hearing before the Burlington City Council to hear comments the draft 2025 One-Year Action Plan.

More info on the hearing can be found online at bit.ly/3TjiQTP

Send us your written comments on the Action Plan thru 7/11/25 by emailing ccurtis@burlingtonvt.gov

📢HIRING EVENT ALERT 📢

Giri Hotels is excited to announce a hiring event for the brand-new AC Marriott Burlington!

Hiring Event Dates:
June 3: 9am - 7pm
June 4: 9am - 7pm
June 5: 9am - 3pm
June 7: 9am - 7pm

Location:
The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
160 Bank St, Burlington, VT

CEDO's May 27 PCA+ Training Program Cohort is full, but we're delighted to share that applications for our NEW September 29 Cohort are now open!
Students who successfully complete this 5-week training program will receive a $300 completion bonus.
www.burlingtonvt.gov/237/Personal...

On 4/10, six students from #Burlington ’s underserved communities received the results of their final exams, and all are now qualified and eager to enter Burlington workforce as #PCAs. Way to go!

The next PCA Plus training session will begin on May 27, 2025. Click to learn more! bit.ly/4hJoSaB

CEDO's PCA Plus Workforce Training program is taking applications!

Our next 2025 cohort will be starting classes on May 27th. Click to learn more! bit.ly/4hJoSaB

Childcare and transportation requests will be carefully evaluated and accommodated to the extent possible.

Last Monday, seven students arrived at TLC Home Care to kick off the PCA Plus Workforce Training Program!
With Age Well's help, this FREE, five-week program aims to fill home health vacancies by training members from BTV's underserved communities.
📣Now taking applications for our May 26 cohort!

The City of Burlington will be operating the extreme cold weather shelter (ECWS) from 5pm on March 2 - 8am on March 3.

Transportation WILL BE provided from two pick-up points at 5pm and 6pm:
- COTS Daystation @ 95 North Ave
- Fletcher Free Library

📞211 or 802-829-6326

The City of Burlington will be operating the extreme cold weather shelter (ECWS) from 5pm on February 17 - 8am on February 18.

Transportation WILL BE provided from two pick-up points at 5pm and 6pm:
- Community Resource Center/Feeding Champlain Valley
- Fletcher Free Library

📞211 or 802-829-6326

The Burlington Lead Program offers FREE IRC classes! For more information on the class schedules and the Burlington Lead Program’s mission to reduce lead paint hazards in Burlington and Winooski, please visit our web page: www.burlingtonvt.gov/713/IRC-and-...

Our Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Plus Workforce Training program is now taking applications! Our first 2025 cohort will be starting classes on February 24th. Click on the link to learn more! bit.ly/4hJoSaB

The City of Burlington will be operating the extreme cold weather shelter (ECWS) from 5pm on February 1st - 8am on February 2nd.

Transportation WILL BE provided from two pick-up points at 5pm and 6pm:
- Community Resource Center/Feeding Champlain Valley
- Fletcher Free Library

📞211 or 802-829-6326

A core component of our PCA Plus Training Program is PPD in which our trainees learn skills to help them thrive in their workplaces.
Our graduates were presented with their PPD certificates by Barbara Shaw-Dorso on January 15!
Read more about the grant that helped this happen here: bit.ly/40ESsID

Join our friends from the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center for a special program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr!

Get your FREE tickets at Fletcher Free Library and City Market Coop

📆: Sunday, January 19th
⏰: 3:00pm
📍: Contois Auditorium, 149 Church St
📞: 802-657-4219

The City of Burlington will open a low-barrier, cold weather emergency shelter at the Miller Center at 130 Gosse Court this weekend. Hours of operation will be 12/21 - 12/22 from 5PM to 8AM.
For more shelter info: Call 211 or VT Economic Services at 1-800-479-615

Congrats to our PCA Plus certification program grads! Their CEDO led and NLC funded training used AI-powered technology for real-time translation and captions. This Arabic-speaking group, representing underserved BTV communities, aims to join the health care profession or pursue further study.