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V4A Welcomes New Executive Director The Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging has hired Angela Smith-Dieng as its inaugural Executive Director. In this role, Ms. Smith-Dieng will work to leverage…

Social Work Senior Brings Warmth to Burlington When given the assignment to participate in a community event for her Social Work Practice class, senior Ceili Quigley declined. Instead, she started one. Quigley…

Shaw’s Grocery Awards Senior Nutrition Grant to CVCOA CVCOA has received a $1,500 grant from Shaw’s grocery stores for its “Healthy Eating as We Age” program to provide ways to increase the nutritional…

New Collaboration for RSVP in the Northeast Kingdom In January 2015, CVCOA will be partnering with the Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging to manage the grant for RSVP in the Northeast Kingdom areas.

Board Members Join CVCOA Dr. Marvin Malek and Peter Harris have joined the CVCOA Board of Directors. Dr Malek is a physician on the hospital care team at Central Vermont Hospital. Mr. Harris is an artist…

CVCOA Receives Grant To Provide Local Produce to Vermont Seniors CVCOA has received a $75,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation for the “Healthy Eating as We Age” program. This grant will help purchase…

Cuts Finish Off Neighbor to Neighbor Program for Seniors This year’s federal budget cuts are causing the Central Vermont Council on Aging to end a popular program that helped seniors keep living at home,…

Cuts Threaten Meals on Wheels Lost in all the talk of tax increases, budget cuts, and the “fiscal cliff” are the potential victims of a congressional stalemate — including senior citizens.