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| BROC - Community Action in Southwestern Vermont is committed to empower, support and educate individuals and families to be self sufficient in their employment, homes and communities through family stabilization and development; education, training and job creation; affordable housing; and expanding community awareness and advocacy in a nurturing environment of respect and dignity ever mindful of cultural diversity. |
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2011 Outcomes (10/1/10 - 9/30/11)
- 10,842 people needed help from Community Action to meet their basic needs. 46% of them were children under 17 and adults over 55 years of age.
- BROC's emergency food shelf was accessed 9,940 times.
- 1,159 households received Crisis Fuel between the end of November and mid-April.
- 268 households received income tax preparation services qualifying for over $377,000 in credits, refunds, and renter's rebates.
- BROC staff in Bennington worked intensely with 27 individuals leaving the corrections system; getting 23 of them into housing and 20 of them into jobs.
- BROC's Housing Counselors worked with 617 individuals living in current rentals and 118 individuals who were homeless to remain in or get into housing.
- Jen's Motel served 88 individuals with transitional housing placements; with 30 of them finding stable, permanent housing.
- 109 people received technical assistance through the Micro Business Development Program to start or expand a small business.
- 48 individuals started or continued their savings program through IDA (Individual Development Account) program with 9 using their savings to start a small business and 5 using their savings to purchase a home.
- Vermont Green enrolled 253 people with 228 of them obtaining training certificates so they could look for employment in the "green" industry.
- 80 day care home providers participated in BROC's Child & Adult Care Food Program providing nutritious meals to 1,152 children in their care.
- 454 people benefitted from energy conservation and weatherization measures performed on their home to reduce their energy costs.
- 97 individuals now have supplemental solar heat and/or hot water through the SERC (Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers) program.
- The MARS (Major Appliance Retrofit Services) program replaced refrigerators, freezers, and/or washers for 35 individuals with Energy Star rated appliances in order to reduce their energy usage.
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Rutland Office (Administrative):
60 Center Street • Rutland, VT 05701 • 802.775.0878 • 800.717.BROC (2762)
Bennington Office: 332 Orchard Road • Bennington, VT 05201 • 802.447.7515 |
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