Bridge to Rutland News Archives - Bridge to Rutland https://bridgetorutland.com/category/bridge-to-rutland-news/ Supporting asylum seekers in Rutland County, VT Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:43:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://bridgetorutland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Bridge to Rutland News Archives - Bridge to Rutland https://bridgetorutland.com/category/bridge-to-rutland-news/ 32 32 Know Your Rights: Information and resources for volunteers and community members https://bridgetorutland.com/know-your-rights-information-and-resources-for-volunteers-and-community-members/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:26:36 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=3099 Bridge to Rutland Director Ellen Green has offered trainings recently for volunteers as the community anticipates additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. Community members might also benefit from the information shared. Presentation slides to download: Training for Volunteers February 2026 Resource links: Bridge to Rutland – https://bridgetorutland.com/ American Immigration Council – https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/ Vermont Asylum Assistance...

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]]> Thankful for our volunteers! https://bridgetorutland.com/thankful-for-our-volunteers/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:08:46 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=2952 EVERYONE who works with our families through B2R is a volunteer, and we couldn’t do what we do without them. And we couldn’t possibly afford to pay them what they are worth! B2R’s structure is family-oriented, with each household having a team of volunteers to meet the specific needs of that family. Family S has...

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]]> Good news! https://bridgetorutland.com/good-news/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:53:52 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=2941 Great things that have happened in recent months: 1. One asylum seeker who needed to report to an ICE check-in in person in St. Albans had a very successful trip and was checked in and was out the door in 20 minutes (after waiting apprehensively for 45 minutes.) 2. A family check-in was done by...

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]]> Funds and Fundraising Update https://bridgetorutland.com/funds-and-fundraising-update/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:23:15 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=2934 B2R has worked with the Vermont New Hampshire Asylum Support Network (VTNHASN) on grants through the Canaday Family Foundation and the State of VT. Both of those grants have been completed. However, the VTNHASN has been awarded a new Canaday grant which will focus a bit on direct services for each of the members of...

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]]> A new year – a new time: January newsletter https://bridgetorutland.com/a-new-year-a-new-time-january-newsletter/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:39:10 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=2650 A new time for justice work. Bridge to Rutland has been in existence since August of 2020. We have welcomed 5 families, surrounded 12 asylum seekers with wrap-around services and helped another dozen with answering questions and referring them to the help they needed. In that time the Rutland area has taken part in our...

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]]> Bridge to Rutland makes the paper! https://bridgetorutland.com/bridge-to-rutland-makes-the-paper/ Tue, 09 May 2023 22:44:00 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=1695 Check out this great article on our work: https://vtdigger.org/2023/04/28/rutland-nonprofit-gives-asylum-seekers-a-lifeline/

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]]> Our March Arts Marathon Makes Big News! https://bridgetorutland.com/our-march-arts-marathon-makes-big-news/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:55:40 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=1495 Our March Arts Marathon raised over $8000 to make a huge difference in the lives of asylum seekers! Read more at this link.

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]]> New Family Arriving Next Week! https://bridgetorutland.com/new-family-arriving-next-week/ Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:20:32 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=865 We are welcoming our next family of Asylum Seekers next week!. At our November 1st B2R meeting, the Board voted to reach out to our partner in sponsoring Asylum Seekers, Kino Border Initiative in Nogales to discuss the possibility of taking on the support of another family. This decision was not taken lightly. We have...

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]]> Join a talk on Immigration this Friday https://bridgetorutland.com/join-a-talk-on-immigration-this-friday/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:18:35 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=836 Friday October 14 at 1:30, hear our Executive Director, Ellen Green, give an Introduction to Immigration at the Godnick Center. She will provide definitions for the classification of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, while presenting a brief overview of processes and describing legal issues for each category. Special attention will be given to our local...

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]]> B2R needs YOU! https://bridgetorutland.com/b2r-needs-you/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:24:07 +0000 https://bridgetorutland.com/?p=821 B2R has been asked to bring in more Asylum Seekers and we want to do so soon! Here’s how you can help: Remember that we are a non-profit tax-deductible 501(c)(3) We can do this!

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