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VOH's Cheryl Rusin and Elizabeth McEwen at Wilmington’s recent Energy Fair.
WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope, which provides prevention, harm reduction, and recovery support for people with substance use disorder, will hold an open house next week at the former firehouse in Wilmington. The group will partner at the event with Senior Solutions. The open house comes at a time...

The core leaders of Voices of Hope are, from left, Rhondi Gleeson, Cathy Quigley, Robin Rieske, and Elizabeth McEwen, along with Cheryl Rusin, who is not pictured but whom McEwen calls “the heart and soul of the program.” Quigley holds one of the Narcan boxes she is working to place around the community thanks to a GoFundMe donation in honor of her niece Hallie Sills, who died of an opioid overdose in 2020. Lauren Harkawik
Voices of Hope offering in-person wellness services at old firehouse 
WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope, the grassroots group that came together in 2018 as community members concerned about substance use disorder, has reached a new level of accomplishment. The group is now...
WILMINGTON - In observance of September’s National Recovery Month 2022, Voices of Hope and the Pettee Memorial Library Book Club invite the public to join them on Wednesday, September 21, at 6 pm for a discussion of “Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction” by Judith Grisel....
WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope, a local group whose mission is to inspire hope and actively support people affected by substance use, announces an open house and a meeting schedule for support groups at the Old Firehouse at 18 Beaver Street, starting Monday, September 19.
During open hours...
WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope and Brattleboro Area Hospice will be honoring “International Opioid Overdose Day” with a memorial service to be held Wednesday, August 31, 6 pm at St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church, 13 East Main Street. This will be a non-religious service open to all....

Wilmington Police Chief Matt Murano at Wilmington's new public safety facility. The building includes a dispatching facility that may become a regional dispatching center.
WILMINGTON- On Tuesday evening, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed funding allocations and grants, a potential nuisance ordinance, town positions, and future meetings during their regularly scheduled meeting. 
Last year, Wilmington joined a multistate opioid lawsuit. As the lawsuit has...

Rhondi Gleason, left, and Elizabeth McEwen, right. Photo courtesy of McEwen.
JOHNSON - Rhondi Gleason, emergency room recovery coach, and Elizabeth McEwen, recovery coach from Voices of Hope, attended the Vermont Recovery Leadership conference held at Jenna’s House on Monday, April 4. They were inspired by the presenters. State Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale gave great advice on...
WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope has received a grant to continue its work in the Deerfield Valley.  The grant, which is from the Vermont Department of Health, amounts to $27,713 and will cover the group’s work from April to August.
Voices of Hope is a grassroots group that formed in 2018 with...
WILMINGTON - The Voices of Hope monthly meeting featured a discussion led by Knowles Wentworth on “Vermont’s Good Samaritan Law: What is it, Why should we know about it, and stories of persons who have been saved by it.”
Good Samaritan laws in most states protect people who lend a hand...
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...

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