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Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Vermont/Newport
59 Waterfront Plaza-Unit 14
Newport, VT 05855
Phone: 802-334-2190
Toll Free: 800-642-5119
E-mail: info@nevaaa.org
The Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Vermont, serving Caledonia, Essex and Orleans Counties, is a private, non-profit United Way organization whose purpose is to support elders 60 and older in remaining active, healthy and able to live independently for as long as possible. Our staff and volunteers can connect you and your family with a wide range of services, programs, and benefits. Let us be your guide to the elder services network in the Northeast Kingdom.
Contact: Kenneth Gordon
also: Senior Services
Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Vermont/St. Johnsbury
481 Summer St.-Ste. 101
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-5182
Fax: 802-748-6622
Toll Free: 800-642-5119
E-mail: info@nevaaa.org
The Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Vermont, serving Caledonia, Essex and Orleans Counties, is a private, non-profit United Way organization whose purpose is to support elders 60 and older in remaining active, healthy and able to live independently for as long as possible. Our staff and volunteers can connect you and your family with a wide range of services, programs, and benefits. Let us be your guide to the elder services network in the Northeast Kingdom.
Contact: Kenneth Gordon
also: Senior Services
Burklyn Arts Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 1056
Lyndonville, VT 05851
Phone: 802-328-2683
E-mail: berryman@wildblue.net
Burklyn Arts Council is a private, not for profit organization that brings the arts to the schools and communities of Lyndon, Sutton, East Haven, Sheffield, Wheelock, Burke, and Newark, Vermont. Fifteen trustees direct the council's activities along with help from members and community volunteers. Two craft fairs each year, featuring juried Vermont craftspeople, support our programs.
Contact: Cara Berryman
Elizabeth H. Brown Humane Society
PO Box 4039
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-4039
Phone: 802-695-2925
Animal rescue organization, educating the public on animal-rescue needs, legislative advocacy and owner assistance provided.
Contact: Pat Mitchell
Gilman Housing Trust/Home Ownership Center/Lyndonville
P.O. Box 86
48 Elm Street
Lyndonville, VT 05851
Phone: 802-535-3554
Fax: 877-689-3760
Toll Free: 888-698-8466
E-mail: info@nekhome.org
GeorgeM@nekhome.org
Gilman Housing Trust, Inc. (GHT) is a rural regional housing non-profit organization providing service in the three counties of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, Orleans, Essex and Caledonia. As we approach our 25th year of service, GHT continues the work of improving the quality of seniors, families, and people with physical and mental disabilities. Our programs assist low-income Vermonters to stabilize their lives by creating safe, decent, and affordable housing and community facilities.
Contact: George Mathias
Green Mountain United Way-Caledonia/Southern Essex
1325 Main Street
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-745-0101
E-mail: nbaker@gmunitedway.org
The Green Mountain United Way seeks to make a positive community impact in collaboration with several other local organizations, business leaders and individuals. Its aim is to assist people in attaining economic stability, to promote healthy lifestyles, to provide educational opportunities for children and to meet basic community needs.
Contact: Nelson Baker
Green Mountain United Way-Orleans/Northern Essex
69 Main Street
P.O. Box 33
Derby Line, VT 05830
Phone: 802-647-2148
E-mail: mroy@gmunitedway.org
The Green Mountain United Way seeks to make a positive community impact in collaboration with several other local organizations, business leaders and individuals. Its aim is to assist people in attaining economic stability, to promote healthy lifestyles, to provide educational opportunities for children and to meet basic community needs.
Contact: Madeleine Roy
Kingdom County Productions
949 Somers Road
Barnet, VT 05821
Phone: 802-592-3190
Fax: 802-592-3193
E-mail: kcp@pshift.com
Located in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom since 1991, Kingdom County Productions is a nonprofit media arts education organization and independent film production company that produces dramatic and documentary films rooted in Vermont.
Contact: Jay Craven
also: Artisans/Artists
Lyndon Area Sports Association/Fenton Chester Arena
145 College Road, P.O. Box 367
Lyndon Center, VT 05850
Phone: 802-626-9361
Lyndon Area Sports Association is the governing organization of the Fenton Chester Ice Arena, the home rink of local hockey associations, high schools and colleges, and a facility for large events, such as the Home Show. The arena features a snack bar, refurbished locker rooms, pro shop and new bleachers, plexiglass, boards and rubber matting on the floors. Please join us from Mid-October to Mid-March for public skating.
Contact: Shawna Wilkerson
Northeast Kingdom Youth Services
24 Bagley Street
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-8732
Fax: 802-748-2383
E-mail: marion@nekys.org
nekys@nekys.org
Northeast Kingdom Youth Services has been providing vital supportive services for youth and families since 1975. Youth Services offers a wide range of supportive and educational programs for youth and families in Caledonia and Essex Counties. Youth Services supports schools and fills gaping holes in our community resources.
Contact: Marion Stuart
St. Johnsbury Area Lions Club
P.O. Box 366
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-1572
E-mail: sjsimpson@charter.net
Nearly 1.35 million Lions members in 200 countries and geographic areas answer the needs that challenge the communities of the world. Lions tackle tough problems like blindness, drug abuse prevention and diabetes awareness.
Contact: Steve Simpson
also: Service Clubs
St. Johnsbury Community Justice Center
1249 Main St. - Ste. 103
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-2977
Fax: 802-748-3146
E-mail: info@stjcjc.org
The St. Johnsbury Community Justice Center is part of the Town of St. Johnsbury. The “CJC” is committed to providing a safe environment for resolving conflicts and to promoting restorative justice and victim sensitivity throughout the entire community.
Contact: Dinah Yessne
St. Johnsbury Development Fund
c/o Larry Sharer-640 Summer Street
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-5603
Fax: 802-748-1267
E-mail: lsharer@gmail.com
This corporation was organized in 1956 to promote and increase the general welfare of the St. Johnsbury area, by inducing industrial, recreational, agricultural and other enterprises to locate in the area; by providing financial aid or assistance to such enterprises; and to promote the general business interests of the businesses in the region.
Contact: Larry Sharer
also: Economic & Industrial Development
St. Johnsbury Kiwanis Club
P.O. Box 204
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-684-2125
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers who are changing the world one child and one community at at time. This is a great place to be able to give back to the children of the community. The St. Johnsbury Kiwanis Club is the only club in the region that operates a free swimming pool with lessons, afternoon swim and evening family swim.
Contact: Kathy Fenoff
also: Service Clubs
Town of St. Johnsbury
1187 Main Street, Ste. 2
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-4331
Fax: 802-748-1267
The Town of St. Johnsbury refers to municipal government for the largest town in Caledonia County. It is a professionally managed full-service government entity with a Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, Town Clerk, Fire Department, Police Department, Zoning and Planning Office, Assessor’s Department, Zoning and Planning and Economic Development Departments.
Contact: Town Manager
Umbrella Inc. of St. Johnsbury
1222 Main St., Ste. 301
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-8645
Fax: 802-748-1405
Toll Free: 800-916-8645
E-mail: info@umbrellanek.org
Umbrella is a private, not-for-profit organization serving Caledonia and southern Essex Counties in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Our mission is fostering communities of strong women, supported families and safe homes. In pursuit of this, we offer supportive programming in two areas: the Domestic and Sexual Violence Program and Child Care Support Services. Both programs offer direct services to individuals and work with the community on long term solutions.
Contact: Michelle Fay
also: Human Resources/Services
Vermont Association of Business Industry & Rehabilitation/Newport
100 Main St. - Ste. 210
Newport, VT 05855
Phone: 802-334-4809
Fax: 802-334-3360
E-mail: rena.ellingwood@ahs.state.vt.us
Established in 1979, the Vermont Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation (VABIR) is dedicated to matching job seekers and employers within our community. With offices in Newport and St. Johnsbury, VABIR provides free employment and consultation services to workers with disabilities and interested businesses. VABIR has made more than 1,500 successful job matches since 1995. Come find out why we are fast becoming Vermont´s premier resource for the employment of people with disabilities.
Contact: Rena Ellingwood
Vermont Association of Business Industry & Rehabilitation/St. Johnsbury
67 Eastern Ave., Ste. 3
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-2771
Fax: 802-751-3292
E-mail: robin.boutin@ahs.state.vt.us
Established in 1979, the Vermont Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation (VABIR) is dedicated to matching job seekers and employers within our community. With offices in St. Johnsbury and Newport, VABIR provides free employment and consultation services to workers with disabilities and interested businesses. VABIR has made more than 1,500 successful job matches since 1995. Come find out why we are fast becoming Vermont´s premier resource for the employment of people with disabilities.
Contact: Robin Boutin
Northeast Kingdom Chamber ~ 51 Depot Square, Suite 3 ~ St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
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