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Vt. Gets $2.8M Grant to Help Low-Income Seniors

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A Vermont nonprofit that helps train and employ low-income residents has received a grant of over $2.8 million to assist residents age 55 and older.

The grant is going to Vermont Associates for Training and Development based in St. Albans.

The money, part of $260 million in nationwide awards, comes from the Older American Act's Senior Community Service Employment Program, the only federal jobs program designed to assist low-income seniors.

Participants will be placed in community service activities at nonprofit and public facilities such as day-care centers, schools and hospitals.

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