voices of hope

Paving contractor wants to put the brakes on Dover road projects

DOVER- Selectboard members discussed a tardy paving contractor and heard from representatives from Voices of Hope and Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Road commissioner Travis Briggs said he had been in contact with the paving...

Whitingham selectboard appoints interim member, raises sewer rates

WHITINGHAM - The Whitingham Selectboard discussed substance misuse, appointed a new board member, and set the sewer rate at their regular meeting on Wednesday, August 25. Cheryl Rusin and Elizabeth McEwen discussed Voices of Hope, an organization that provides resources for and decreases the...

Voices of Hope to hold memorial service for opioid misuse victims

WEST DOVER - Voices of Hope will be honoring “National Opioid Overdose Day” with a memorial service to be held Tuesday, August 31, 6 pm, at the West Dover Congregational Church, 104 Route 100.
Everyone whose life has been affected by substance misuse is invited to come to share photos,...

Group hopes text messages can be inspiring

WILMINGTON- A text message arrives: “Finding a role model helped me to deal with my self doubt. She showed me that someone like me has the potential to achieve so much. Have you found a recovery role model? A) YES. B) NO.”
Yet another spam message? No, this is something quite different,...

Group members share voices of hope in person once again

WILMINGTON- After a year of Hollywood Squares-style video conferences, the atmosphere at the Tuesday, June 29, in-person meeting of Voices of Hope felt like friends reuniting after a long separation. Representatives from a range of service organizations and individuals working locally introduced...

Grant is the culmination of years of work around substance use disorder

WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope, the grassroots group working to fight stigma around substance use disorder and bring recovery, support, and educational resources to the valley, has received a grant from the Vermont Department of Health and the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. The grant...

Report paints a dire picture of substance abuse issues

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Jeremy Kirk, pastor of the West Dover Congregational Church, convenes an open meeting called Voices of Hope on the last Tuesday of each month, now by videoconference. This is no ordinary church-basement interest group; it is a group of groups, each committed to Windham County’s...

Dignity, respect critical to recovery

DOVER- Jeremy Kirk, pastor of the West Dover Congregational Church, convened the monthly meeting of the Voices of Hope recovery advocacy group on Tuesday, November 24. Several videoconference attendees representing local public service and civil support groups discussed recent projects and next...

Recovery group works on its wishes ahead of presentation

WILMINGTON - Much of Tuesday’s Voices of Hope meeting was spent preparing for a presentation the group will give to the Deerfield Valley Regional Advisory Board for Southwestern Vermont Health Care in October. The group will present its goals for the future of recovery services in the valley and...

Opioid-related deaths up in June

WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope held its monthly meeting on Zoom on Tuesday, August 25. At the meeting, Robin Rieske, a prevention consultant with the Department of Health, said overdose deaths are up from a year ago. In addition, town nurse Jennifer Fitzgerald briefed the group about an upcoming...