Money Savings TIPS to help you stay WARM this winter!


Community Dinners


We have many YUMMY community dinners around the Valley! Go and make a friend! All dinners start at 5pm unless otherwise noted.

Monday – Canaan Senior Center & Hartford at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Tuesday – Lebanon at Sacred Heart Church
Wednesday – Hartford at St. Paul’s Church, Lebanon at the 1st Baptist Church (5:30) & Enfield at the Methodist Church
Thursday – Lebanon at Sacred Heart Church & Woodstock at the Northern Universalist Chapel
Friday – Hanover at the Edgerton House on School St. & Lebanon at the Methodist Church on School Street
Saturday – West Lebanon at the Wellspring Worship Center (formerly Grace Outreach)
Last Sunday of Every month – Enfield at the Community Building.

Grafton County Senior Citizens Council 

The Grafton County Senior Citizens Council mission is to "develop, strengthen and provide programs and services which support the health, dignity and independence of older adults and adults with disabilities living in our communities". This means MORE YUMMY FOOD!

Dinners Monday through Friday mid-day at the Mascoma Area and Upper Valley Senior Centers;
Tuesdays at Orford Area Senior Services. Donation only—no charge for those over age 60.

For more information or questions about Meals on Wheels call 603.448.4897

Bugbee Senior Center

Bugbee Senior Center
262 North Main St.
White River Jct., VT 05001-7027
PHONE: (802) 295-9068
FAX: (802) 295-2073
Email: info@bugbeecenter.org

Open Weekdays
8:30 AM — 4:30 PM

Nutritious hot meals are served weekdays at noon at the Bugbee Senior Center for a voluntary contribution. The suggested donation for people age 60 and over is $3.00. People under age 60 are welcome to dine at the Center for $4.00. Home-delivered meals are available to frail and convalescing seniors within our service area, delivered by volunteers. The suggested donation for these meals is also $3.00.


How SERVE's Food Cooperative Works - A participant registers at a local Serve Chapter, such as a church, school, council on aging, or other community agency.

Serve New England purchases food directly from manufacturers, wholesalers, and N.E. farms through a unique bulk buying system for all those who register.

Participants complete 2 hours of community service for each food package purchased.

Serve New England coordinates the distribution of food to the Chapters who in turn distribute packages locally.

Participants return to the Chapter to pick up their order and begin the cycle of service to their community and savings for their families.

FOOD PANTRIES

Listen Community Services has a food pantry that qualifying households can visit once a month. 603-448-4553

SEVCA - Southeastern Vermont Community Action - 802.295.5215 Please call for hours and availability of assistance.

Praise Chapel (serving Barnard, Bethel, Bridgewater, Fairlee, Hartford, Hartland, Norwich, Pomfret, Royalton, Sharon, Straford, Thetford, Tunbridge, West Fairlee and Woodstock.) 802.296.8447 (call for hours)

Upper Valley Haven 802.295.6500 (call for hours and towns served)

Towns/Churches with food shelves:
Bethel Area Food Shelf 802.234.5513 (Emergencies only!)
Bradford Churches Food Shelf 802.222.4727
Bridgewater - Oak Chapel Christian Fellowship - 802.672.3506
Chelsea - United Church of Chelsea - 802.685.4874
Fairlee - West Fairlee Community Food Shelf - 802.333-4857
Hartford - Valley Bible Church - 802.295-5000
Hartland - Congregational Church of Hartland - 802.436.2224
Randolph - Tunbridge Community Church 802.889.5577
Royalton - Families and Individuals Seeking Hope (FISH) 802.763.8228
Sharon - Sharon Congregational Church - 802.763.2007
Stafford - Neighbors Helping Neighbors - 802.765.4354
Thetford Food Shelf 802.333.4607
West Fairlee - West Fairlee Community Food Shelf - 802.333.4857
Woodstock Community Food Shelf 802.457.1727

FOOD STAMPS

VT District Office - 802.295-8855 or toll free 800.775.0507
NH District Office - 603.542.9544 or toll free 800.982.1001

Clothing

Anyone can shop at the Listen Thrift Stores for extra blankets and sweaters!!!

Quality Products ~ Affordable Prices ~ Supporting the Upper Valley

Lebanon, NH (603) 448-4553

Interstate 89, to exit 18 east toward Lebanon. Turn left at stop sign onto Hanover Street. Store is located at 60 Hanover Street, on corner of Hough Street, across from Sacred Heart Church.

Canaan, NH (603) 632-5331

Interstate 89 to exit 17 east onto Route 4. Store is located on the right, just past Mascoma Regional High School.

White River Junction, VT (802) 295-9217

Listen at River Point, located on Route 4 in WRJ next to the NH-VT bridge. Quality Products ~ Affordable Prices ~ Supporting the Upper Valley

SEVCA has many Good Buy Stores! to fit your budget and GREAT taste in second-hand items!

Hartford-Wilder, VT
Mon - Fri: 8:30 - 5:00
Sat: 9 - 5
802-359-4183

White River Jct., VT
Mon - Sat: 8: - 4:00
802-295-6373
(near high school)

Springfield, VT
Mon - Sat: 9 - 5:00
802-885-7074

Earned Income Tax Credit

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families.

To qualify, taxpayers must meet certain requirements and file a tax return, even if they did not earn enough money to be obligated to file a tax return.

The EITC has no effect on certain welfare benefits. EITC payments will NOT BE USED to determine eligibility for Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), food stamps, low-income housing or most Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) payments

You do not have to have a child to qualify for EITC, however, you must meet certain rules. Find out more at www.irs.gov or ask your tax preparer if you qualify!