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COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS FOR NEW AMERICANS | CVOEO

Provides culturally sensitive financial and money management education to New Americans in their own language. When possible, offers financial "house parties" for members of specific immigrant communities, hosted by a participant and facilitated by CVOEO Community Ambassadors trained in financial education who speak the same language. Topics include banking in the US, building credit scores, budgeting, microbusiness development, buying a house or car, and more. Community Ambassadors also provide interpretation for 1:1 financial coaching appointments and offer support for traditional credit and budgeting classes as well. Also available are culturally responsive classes that go into greater depth on saving, home ownership as an asset, and starting and sustaining small businesses. Also offers talkline for help to learn how to get help with food, housing, renters’ rights, and more. Offers interpreted audio files about unemployment and EIDL/PPP loans for small businesses.

Last Assured

03/18/2024

Physical Address

255 South Champlain Street, Burlington, VT 05401

Voice

(866) 331-7741

Toll-Free | Crisis Fuel - Weekends and State Holidays

Voice

(877) 295-7998

Toll-Free | Emergency Furnace Repair - After Hours

Fax

(802) 660-3454

Application process

By Telephone; By Email

Fee

Free

Eligibility

Income Guidelines Apply; Refugees, Asylees, and Immigrants

Service area

Chittenden County, Vermont

Agency info

CVOEO

CVOEO (Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity) is a non-profit, regional community action agency that provides advocacy and assistance to families in Addison County (except the towns of Hancock and Granville), and Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties. Services in the four counties include year-round food and nutrition programs, emergency fuel assistance, weatherization, small business development, housing search assistance, emergency shelters (Laurie's House and Samaritan House) tax preparation assistance, and Head Start. In addition, CVOEO offers the Fair Housing Project, the Mobile Home Program, and Vermont Tenants. CVOEO is the host site for the Chittenden County Homeless Alliance and Franklin/Grand Isle Coordinated Entry Programs. CVOEO also administers Voices Against Violence, the domestic violence organization and shelter for Franklin and Grand Isle counties as well as the Samaritan House Emergency Shelter for adults.