Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Inc.

“Form 990 is reviewed and approved prior to filing by the finance committee on behalf of the board of directors. A copy of form 990 will be distributed to all other board members subsequent to filing.”

“A conflict of interest policy was approved by the board of directors on october 30, 2010. On an annual basis, the board will review this policy requesting all board members to disclose any conflicts of interest.”

“The process for determining compensation for cvoeo's executive director, officers and key employees is determined through a thoughtful and diligent review of funding sources in conjunction with a comparison of market value for similar non-profit positions.”

“Governing documents, the conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. The organization's form 990 is also available at guidestar.org”

“The organization's policy towards oversight and selection of the audit has not changed from prior years.”

“Cvoeo addresses fundamental issues of economic, social and racial justice and works with people to achieve economic independence. Cvoeo was incorporated in 1965 and is one of five community action agencies in the state of vermont. Cvoeo serves addison, chittenden and franklin grand isle counties. The cvoeo coordinated statewide housing service programs (mobile home program, vermont tenants and fair housing project) serve residents from every county in vermont. Cvoeo provided a wide variety of vital services to 22,184 unduplicated people during the year. Highlights include: 22,216 volunteer hours were donated to cvoeo programs. Three community action offices in middlebury, burlington and st. Albans provided crisis intervention in the following ways: housing assistance was provided 2,196 individuals; income tax assistance was provided to 2,057 individuals; emergency fuel assistance was provided to 5,679 individuals and funding from the warmth program was received by 6,486 individuals; 4,980 individuals received food from the addison and franklin grand isle food shelves; transportation in the effort to facilitate employment was provided to 637 individuals; forms assistance was provided to 1,995 individuals and advocacy was provided to 10,589 individuals. 332 children participated in the champlain valley head start program. 51 children participated in our early head start program and 40 children participated in our early head start- child care program in fy 15. That is a total of 423 little ones and their parents reached by champlain valley head start. As the largest direct service emergency food provider in vermont, the chittenden emergency food shelf served 10,717 people with a total of 32,377 visits. The food shelf also provided career training to 25 individuals with low-incomes through the community kitchen academy. 1,915,091 pounds of food were donated to cvoeo's 3 food shelves. Comprehensive weatherization services were provided to 457 individuals with low income. Emergency heating repair and replacement services were provided to 130 homes. The financial futures program offered business counseling and training, credit classes and coaching, matched savings program and support and/or job training referrals. 850 individuals participated in the growing money program. 28 individuals participated in the matching funds program through individual development accounts. 156 individuals participated in the micro-business program. They generated 57 capital transactions for 32 businesses yielding $276,427 in funding. 27.5 fte jobs were created. The voices against violence program received 1,503 crisis and referral calls; provided support and advocacy to 537 adults and 249 children; provided safety and support in laurie's house to 42 women and 30 children. 51 families were served in transitional housing. 36 families were served through supervised visitation in the all about kids program. Vermont tenants provided free direct service to tenants including advice, advocacy and referrals. Vtt also conducted workshops for various groups on residential housing laws, codes and more. Cvoeo conducted rent right classes in all four counties served by cvoeo. Vtt serviced over 2,121 households in fy 14. The mobile home program (mhp) improved the living situation of mobile home park residents by helping to create community association and promoting leadership, program development, assisting residents on park sales, closures, rent increases as well as infrastructure and health and safety issues. The mhp continued their emergency preparedness training. The fair housing project (fhp) provided advocacy, referrals, education, outreach and information regarding housing discrimination issues. The fhp conducted 6 workshops affirmatively furthering fair housing and created an online webinar for ongoing education on fair housing issues. They launched the statewide awareness campaign: thriving communities: building a vibrant, inclusive vermont (tcvt). Working in”

“Various other programs providing assistance to qualified individuals with housing, problems with domestic violence, micro-business development programs, food assistance, etc.”