BIPOC /tags/bipoc BIPOC en-US 开云体育 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:31:33 GMT Vermont is trying to survey underrepresented communities about their health. It can get complicated /local-news/2025-04-17/vermont-trying-survey-underrepresented-communities-about-their-health-complicated Difficulties include recent federal funding cuts to state health equity work and a dispute over Indigenous belonging in Vermont. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:31:33 GMT /local-news/2025-04-17/vermont-trying-survey-underrepresented-communities-about-their-health-complicated Elodie Reed How Vermont businesses can attract and maintain a BIPOC workforce /show/vermont-edition/2025-04-02/how-vermont-businesses-can-attract-and-maintain-a-bipoc-workforce Tino Ruthanhira, executive director and co-founder of the Vermont Professionals of Color Network, is working to attract and maintain BIPOC workers in the state. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:02:04 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-04-02/how-vermont-businesses-can-attract-and-maintain-a-bipoc-workforce Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro Vermont lawmakers are looking to better support immigrants, economic opportunity they offer /local-news/2025-03-13/vermont-lawmakers-are-looking-to-better-support-immigrants-economic-opportunity-they-offer Senators advanced a bill Thursday to study the creation of a statewide Office of New Americans, which would coordinate services for immigrants in Vermont. 鈥淚mmigrants in Vermont are the fastest-growing working-age demographic 鈥� they're vital to our economy and to our future,鈥� said the bill鈥檚 sponsor, Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, D-Chittenden County, earlier this week. 鈥淏ut the challenges they face are around licensing and education, language barriers.鈥� Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:44:23 GMT /local-news/2025-03-13/vermont-lawmakers-are-looking-to-better-support-immigrants-economic-opportunity-they-offer Elodie Reed Vermont Construction Company commits to new workers' rights program /local-news/2025-01-29/vermont-construction-company-commits-to-new-workers-rights-program It will be the inaugural contractor to sign on. Co-founder David Richards said he expects this to impact several hundred 鈥� primarily immigrant 鈥� workers during peak building season. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:15:19 GMT /local-news/2025-01-29/vermont-construction-company-commits-to-new-workers-rights-program Elodie Reed A new Indigenous photography exhibit brings 鈥楲iving Light鈥� to Dartmouth /2025-01-20/a-new-indigenous-photography-exhibit-brings-living-light-to-dartmouth "Cara Romero: Pan没p眉n眉w眉gai" made its debut at the Hood Museum, and includes photos of Indigenous Dartmouth students. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:39:19 GMT /2025-01-20/a-new-indigenous-photography-exhibit-brings-living-light-to-dartmouth Julia Furukawa What Vermont鈥檚 dairy industry is expecting from Trump鈥檚 deportation plan /local-news/2025-01-20/what-vermonts-dairy-industry-is-expecting-from-trumps-deportation-plan In Vermont, many dairy farmers don鈥檛 seem immediately concerned about losing their workforce. But farmworker organizers say they鈥檙e worried about increased immigration enforcement worsening poor conditions on farms. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-20/what-vermonts-dairy-industry-is-expecting-from-trumps-deportation-plan Elodie Reed Qu茅 espera la industria agr铆cola de Vermont del plan de deportaci贸n de Trump /local-news/2025-01-20/que-espera-la-industria-agricola-de-vermont-del-plan-de-deportacion-de-trump En Vermont, muchos productores lecheros no parecen estar inmediatamente preocupados de perder a su fuerza laboral. Pero los organizadores de los trabajadores agr铆colas dicen que est谩n preocupados sobre el aumento de la aplicaci贸n de leyes migratorias que empeoran las malas condiciones en las granjas. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-20/que-espera-la-industria-agricola-de-vermont-del-plan-de-deportacion-de-trump Elodie Reed, Mar铆a Aguirre Chair steps down from Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs /local-news/2025-01-13/chair-steps-down-from-vermont-commission-on-native-american-affairs Rich Holschuh has served as the chair of the VCNAA since 2022, and his term as commissioner was set to expire in February of 2026. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:05:57 GMT /local-news/2025-01-13/chair-steps-down-from-vermont-commission-on-native-american-affairs Elodie Reed A creative collaboration allows this Addison County dental clinic to care for immigrant farmworkers /local-news/2025-01-02/a-creative-collaboration-allows-this-addison-county-dental-clinic-to-care-for-immigrant-farmworkers According to an oral health equity report recently published by the nonprofit Voices for Vermont鈥檚 Children, people without legal immigration status face particularly big barriers to dental care. But there are local efforts to overcome these challenges. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-02/a-creative-collaboration-allows-this-addison-county-dental-clinic-to-care-for-immigrant-farmworkers Elodie Reed Vermonters can get insurance coverage for colon cancer screening at a younger age starting Jan. 1 /local-news/2024-12-23/vermonters-insurance-coverage-colon-cancer-screening-younger-age-starting-january-2025-new-law Due to a new law taking effect on Jan. 1, Vermont requires health insurance coverage to align with the most recent colorectal cancer screening guidelines that cover adults 45 and older, even those not considered "high risk." Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-23/vermonters-insurance-coverage-colon-cancer-screening-younger-age-starting-january-2025-new-law Elodie Reed