TOWNSHEND — Parents, guardians, other adults, and students aged 16 and up can now learn from a resource coordinator dividing her time among NewBrook Elementary School, Townshend Elementary School, Jamaica Village School, Wardsboro Elementary School, and Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School.
The resource coordinator will explain, and help people sign up for, housing assistance, credit assistance, child care or elder care, transportation services, health care services, disability services, community resources, and other government programs.
That resource coordinator is Amanda Sabo, a certified information and referral specialist with Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA), a non-profit organization serving Windham and Windsor counties.
Expanded federal funding will bring Sabo to area schools to help individuals and families through times of hardship from the recession, Tropical Storm Irene, or other personal challenges. This is a free and confidential service.
Sabo will be available at each school once a week from September through November. She will begin with appointments for Leland & Gray parents/guardians and students on Monday, Sept. 9, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.